Important Fiber Optic Wavelengths

400 nm: Short wavelength limit of the visible spectrum (violet).
488 nm: Wavelength of the Ar++ laser. Can be frequency doubled to produce 244 nm.
560 nm: Centre wavelength of sunlight.
570 nm: First transmission wavelength for plastic optical fiber.
650 nm: Second transmission wavelength for plastic optical fiber.
700 nm: Long wavelength limit of visible spectrum (red).
780 nm: Wavelength of CD-ROM lasers increasingly used for short distance data communication.
800-950 nm: First communications "window" for fiber transmission.
980 nm: Pump wavelength for erbium.
1017 nm: Pump wavelength for praseodymium.
1064 nm: Pump wavelength for ytterbium.
1280-1350 nm: Second communications "window" for fiber transmission.
1310 nm: Zero dispersion wavelength of standard fiber.
1385 nm: OH bond resonance absorption peak in fiber.
1480 nm: Pump wavelength for erbium.
1510-1600 nm: Third communications "window" for fiber transmission.
1535-1560 nm: Amplification range of basic (first generation) EDFA.
10,400 nm: Characteristic wavelength of CO² laser.