Telcordia (Bellcore) GR-468-CORE
	
	
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			Reliability Assurance Requirement for Optoelectronic Devices
		
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			Component level qual (Laser diode, LED, PD, …)
		
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			Mechanical, environment and electrical
		
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			Tests in parallel
		
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			Integrity tests – harsh test conditions
		
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			Long duration
		
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			Sampling Plan
		
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			Optical electrical functional testing
		
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			Pass/Fail criteria
		
		The GR-468 test qualification includes:
	
	
		
			
				| 1.1 | Scope and Purpose  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–1 | 
			
				| 1.2 | Reliability Assurance – Overview and Philosophy  . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–2 | 
			
				|  | 1.2.1 | Overview of Reliability Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–2 | 
			
				|  | 1.2.2 | Reliability Assurance Generic Requirements Philosophy | . . . . . . . . . | 1–3 | 
			
				| 1.3 | Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1–4 | 
			
				|  | 1.3.1 | Changes Between Issues 1 and 2 of GR-468-CORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1–4 | 
			
				|  | 1.3.2 | Changes Between TR-NWT-000468/TA-NWT-000983 and GR-468-CORE, |  | 
			
				|  |  | Issue 1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–5 | 
			
				| 1.4 | Related Telcordia Documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–6 | 
			
				| 1.5 | Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–7 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.1 | Device Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . | 1–7 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.2 | Suppliers, Manufacturers, and Customers  . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1–11 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.3 | Operating Environments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1–11 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.3.1 | CO Environment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1–12 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.3.2 | UNC Environment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1–12 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.4 | Quality Levels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1–13 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.5 | Failure Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15 | 
			
				|  | 1.5.6 | Requirements Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15 | 
			
				| 1.6 | Requirement Labeling Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16 | 
			
				|  | 1.6.1 | Numbering of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16 | 
			
				|  | 1.6.2 | Identification of Object Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16 | 
			
				|  | 1.6.3 | Requirement Object Absolute Number Assignment  . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17 | 
			
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		2 Reliability Assurance Processes
	
	
		
			
				| 2.1 Supplier Approval and Device Qualification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–1 | 
			
				| 2.1.1 | Specification and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–2 | 
			
				| 2.1.2 | Supplier Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–2 | 
			
				| 2.1.3 | Common Process-Related Criteria for Device Qualification  . . . . . | . | . | 2–3 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.1 | Qualification Test Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–3 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.2 Qualification of Devices by Similarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–5 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.3 | Levels of Assembly for Qualification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–5 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.4 Provisional Use of Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–6 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.5 Use of Supplier-Provided Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–8 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.6 | Treatment of Internally Manufactured Devices  . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–8 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.7 | Sampling for Qualification Tests  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–9 | 
			
				|  | 2.1.3.7.1 | LTPD Sampling Plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . | 2–9 | 
			
				|  | 2.1.3.7.2 | Use of Nonconforming Devices for Qualification . . . . . | . | . 2–10 | 
			
				|  | 2.1.3.7.3 | Treatment of Low Volume Parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . 2–11 | 
			
				|  | 2.1.3.7.4 | Characterization Test Data for Additional Samples . . . . | . | . 2–11 | 
			
				|  | 2.1.3.7.5 | Additional Considerations for Stress Tests  . . . . . . . . | . | . 2–11 | 
			
				| 2.1.3.8 | Device Codes that Fail Qualification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . 2–12 | 
			
				| 2.1.4 | Requalification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . | . 2–13 | 
			
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				| 2.2 | Lot-to-Lot Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.1 | Definition of a Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.2 | Purchase Specifications | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.3 | Sampling for Lot-to-Lot Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.3.1 | AQL-Based Sampling | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.3.2 Treatment of Low Volume Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.4 | Source Inspection/Incoming Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.4.1 Use of Supplier-Provided Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.4.2 | Treatment of Internally Manufactured Devices  . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.4.3 | Controls for Devices Used in Purchased Modules . . . . . . . . . . 2–19 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.5 | Lot-to-Lot Control Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.6 | Lot-to-Lot Control Test Areas | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.6.1 | Visual Inspection | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.6.2 | Electrical and Optical Testing | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.6.3 | Screening  . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.7 | Data Recording and Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.8 | Summary of Supplier History Data | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.9 | Treatment of Defective Devices and Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23 | 
			
				|  | 2.2.10 | Ship-to-Stock Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23 | 
			
				| 2.3 Feedback and Corrective Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–25 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.1 | Lot-to-Lot Control Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.2 | Circuit Pack Test and Burn-In | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.3 | System-Level Test and Burn-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.4 | Repair of Field Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.5 | Unconfirmed Circuit Pack Failures | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.6 | Data Collection and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28 | 
			
				|  | 2.3.7 | Device Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28 | 
			
				| 2.4 Device Storage and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.1 | Nonconforming Material  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.2 | Material Review System | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.3 | Stockroom Inventory Practices |  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.3.1 | FIFO Inventory Policy | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.3.2 Reworked Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30 | 
			
				|  | 2.4.4 | ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30 | 
			
				| 2.5 | Documentation and Test Data | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–31 | 
			
				|  | 2.5.1 | Availability of Documentation | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32 | 
			
				|  | 2.5.2 | Availability of Other Information | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32 | 
			
				| 2.6 Availability of Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33 | 
			
				| 2.7 | Environmental, Health, Safety, and Physical Design Considerations . . . . . . 2–33 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.1 | Environmental Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.2 | Health Considerations | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.3 | Safety Considerations – Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.4 | Physical Design Considerations | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.4.1 | Hermeticity  . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.4.2 | Solder Flux  . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35 | 
			
				|  | 2.7.4.3 | Allowable Terminal and Lead Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35 | 
			
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		3 Test Procedures
	
	
		 
	
	
		
			
				| 3.1 | General Test Procedure Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–1 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.1 | Standardized Test Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–1 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.2 | Test Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–2 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.3 | Establishment of Pass/Fail Criteria  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–2 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.4 | Alternative Test Conditions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–2 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.4.1 Calculation of Equivalent Test Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–3 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.4.2 Activation Energies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–4 | 
			
				|  | 3.1.4.3 Additional Considerations Related to Multiple Failure |  | 
			
				|  |  | Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–5 | 
			
				| 3.2 | Characterization Test Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–6 | 
			
				|  | 3.2.1 | Spectral Characteristics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–6 | 
			
				|  | 3.2.1.1 Spectral Characteristics for MLM Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–7 | 
			
				|  | 3.2.1.2 Spectral Characteristics for SLM Lasers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3–9 | 
		
	
	
		3.2.1.2.1 Considerations for Continuous Wave Lasers . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
	
	
		3.2.1.2.2 Considerations for WDM Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
	
	
		
			
				| 3.2.1.2.3 | Considerations for Tunable Lasers  . . . . . . . | . . . | . . . | . | . 3–12 | 
			
				| 3.2.1.2.4 | Considerations for High Bit-Rate Applications | . . . | . . . | . | . 3–12 | 
		
	
	
		3.2.1.3 Spectral Characteristics for LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
	
	
		3.2.2 Output Power/Drive Current Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
	
	
		3.2.2.1 General Output Power and L-I Curve Measurement
	
	
		
			
				|  | Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–14 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.2 | Laser Threshold Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–16 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.3 | Laser Threshold Current Temperature Sensitivity . . | . . . . . . . . 3–16 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.4 | Output Power Levels at Particular Current Levels . . | . . . . . . . . 3–17 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.4.1 | Laser Output Power at the Threshold Current . | . . . . . . . . 3–17 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.4.2 | LED Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–17 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.5 | Linearity of the Laser L-I Curve  . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–17 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.5.1 | Overall Linearity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–18 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.5.2 Kinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–18 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.5.3 | Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–19 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.6 | Laser Slope Efficiency  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–19 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.7 | Relative Intensity Noise  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–20 | 
			
				| 3.2.2.8 | EELED Superluminescence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 3–20 | 
			
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		3.2.2.9 EELED Lasing Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
	
	
		
			
				| 3.2.3 | Laser Voltage-Current Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20 | 
			
				| 3.2.4 | Modulated Output Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21 | 
			
				| 3.2.4.1 | Modulated Signal Shape | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21 | 
			
				|  | 3.2.4.1.1 Eye Pattern | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21 | 
			
				|  | 3.2.4.1.2 Rise and Fall Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–23 | 
			
				| 3.2.4.2 | Extinction Ratio and Modulation Depth  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24 | 
			
				| 3.2.4.3 Turn-On Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–25 | 
			
				| 3.2.4.4 | Cutoff Frequency | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–25 | 
			
				| 3.2.5 | Tunable Laser Characteristics | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26 | 
			
				| 3.2.6 | Optical Output Fields and Component Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26 | 
			
				| 3.2.6.1 | Far-Field Pattern | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26 | 
			
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		3.2.6.2 Coupling Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27
	
	
		
			
				| 3.2.6.3 | Front-To-Rear Tracking Ratio Deviation  . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27 | 
			
				| 3.2.6.4 | Front-To-Rear Tracking Error . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28 | 
			
				| 3.2.6.5 | Polarization Extinction Ratio  . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28 | 
			
				| 3.2.7 Modulator Optical and Electrical Characteristics | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–29 | 
			
				| 3.2.7.1 | EA Modulator Characterization | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–29 | 
			
				| 3.2.7.2 External Modulator Characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–30 | 
			
				| 3.2.8 Photodetector Characteristics | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–31 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.1 | Efficiency  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–31 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.2 | Spatial Homogeneity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–32 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.3 | Linearity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–33 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.4 Monitor Photodetector Photocurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–34 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.5 Dark Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–34 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.6 | Capacitance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–35 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.7 | Cutoff Frequency  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–35 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.8 Breakdown Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–35 | 
			
				| 3.2.8.9 | Excess Noise Factor | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–35 | 
			
				| 3.2.9 Receiver Characteristics | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–36 | 
			
				| 3.2.9.1 | Received Optical Power Levels | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–36 | 
			
				| 3.2.9.2 | Tolerance to Incoming Signal Degradations | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–37 | 
			
				| 3.2.10 Physical Characteristics of Devices | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–37 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.1 Internal Moisture and Hermeticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–37 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.1.1 Internal Moisture | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–38 | 
			
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		3.2.10.1.2 Hermeticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–38
	
	
		3.2.10.2 ESD Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–39
	
	
		
			
				| 3.2.10.2.1 | ESD Threshold Testing of Modules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–39 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.2.2 | ESD Susceptibility Testing of Integrated Modules . . . . . . 3–40 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.3 Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–40 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.4 Die Shear Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–41 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.5 | Solderability  . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–41 | 
			
				| 3.2.10.6 | Wire Bond Strength | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–41 | 
			
				| 3.3 Stress Test Procedures  . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–42 | 
			
				| 3.3.1 Mechanical Integrity Tests | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–42 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.1 | Mechanical Shock and Vibration Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–42 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.1.1 | Mechanical Shock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–42 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.1.2 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–43 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.2 | Thermal Shock | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–43 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.3 | Fiber Integrity Tests | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–44 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.3.1 | Twist Test . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–45 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.3.2 | Side Pull Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–45 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.3.3 Cable Retention Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–45 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.4 | Connectorized and Receptacle Device Durability Tests . . . . . . . 3–46 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.4.1 | Mating Durability Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–46 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.4.2 | Wiggle Test | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–46 | 
			
				| 3.3.1.4.3 | Pull Test . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–47 | 
			
				| 3.3.2 Non-Powered Environmental Stress Tests | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–47 | 
			
				| 3.3.2.1 | Storage Tests  . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–47 | 
			
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				| 3.3.2.2 | Temperature Cycling . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–48 | 
			
				| 3.3.2.3 | Damp Heat Tests  . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–48 | 
			
				| 3.3.3 | Powered Environmental Stress Tests | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–49 | 
			
				| 3.3.3.1 High-Temperature Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–49 | 
			
				|  | 3.3.3.1.1 Test Time and Temperature Considerations . . . . . . . . . . 3–50 | 
			
				|  | 3.3.3.1.2 Other Test Condition Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–51 | 
			
				|  | 3.3.3.1.3 Applicability of the High-Temperature Operations Test  . . . 3–52 | 
			
				| 3.3.3.2 | Cyclic Moisture Resistance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–53 | 
			
				| 3.3.3.3 Damp Heat (Powered Tests for Non-Hermetic Devices)  . . . . . . 3–54 | 
			
				| 3.4 Accelerated Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–54 | 
			
				| 3.4.1 | High-Temperature Accelerated Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–55 | 
			
				| 3.4.1.1 | Testing at Constant Temperature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–55 | 
			
				| 3.4.1.2 | Alternative (Variable Temperature) Tests | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–56 | 
			
				| 3.4.1.3 | Additional Considerations for Lasers . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–56 | 
			
				| 3.4.1.4 | Additional Considerations for Photodiodes | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–57 | 
			
				| 3.4.1.5 | Additional Considerations for External Modulators . . . . . . . . . 3–57 | 
			
				| 3.4.2 | Temperature Cycling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–57 | 
			
				| 3.4.3 | Damp Heat for Non-Hermetic Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–57 | 
			
				| 3.4.4 | Failure Rates and Reliability Calculations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–58 | 
			
				| 3.4.4.1 | Failure Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–58 | 
			
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		3.4.4.2 Analysis of Gradual Degradations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–58
	
	
		
			
				| 3.4.4.3 | Reliability Calculations . . . . . | . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . | . | . 3–60 | 
			
				| 3.4.4.4 | Reporting of Results  . . . . . . | . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . | . | . 3–60 | 
		
	
	
		 
	
	
		4 Qualification of Optoelectronic Devices
	
	
		 
	
	
		4.1 Characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4–2
	
	
		4.1.1 Characterization Tests        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             4–2
	
	
		4.1.2 Characterization Test Pass/Fail Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         4–9
	
	
		4.2 Stress Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4–9
	
	
		4.2.1 Mechanical Integrity and Environmental Stress Tests . . . . . . . . . . .              4–9
	
	
		4.2.2 Stress Test Pass/Fail Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
	
	
		4.3 Considerations for the Qualification of Pump Laser Modules . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
	
	
		4.4 Considerations for the Qualification of Integrated Modules . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
	
	
		4.4.1 Sample Size and Level of Assembly Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
	
	
		4.4.2 Operational Shock and Vibration Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
	
	
		 
	
	
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		5.1 Accelerated Aging Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–1
	
	
		5.2 Accelerated Aging End-of-Life Thresholds and Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–4
	
	
		 
	
	
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			Lot-To-Lot Controls for Optoelectronic Devices
		
		 
	
	
		6.1 Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6–1
	
	
		6.2 Electrical and Optical Testing              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               6–1
	
	
		6.3 Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       6–1
	
	
		6.3.1 Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         6–1
	
	
		6.3.2 Screening Pass/Fail Criteria              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    6–2
	
	
		 
	
	
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		7.1 Thermoelectric Coolers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–1
	
	
		
			
				|  | 7.1.1 | TEC-Specific Test Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–2 | 
			
				|  | 7.1.1.1 Thermoelectric Cooler and Temperature Sensor Checks . . . . . . | 7–2 | 
			
				|  | 7.1.1.2 Power Cycle Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–2 | 
			
				|  | 7.1.2 | TEC Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–2 | 
			
				|  | 7.1.3 | TEC Lot-to-Lot Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–4 | 
			
				| 7.2 | Temperature Sensors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–4 | 
			
				| 7.3 | Optical Isolators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–4 | 
			
				| 7.4 | Fiber Pigtails and Optical Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–4 | 
			
				| 7.5 | General Electrical/Electronic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–5 | 
			
				| 7.6 | Hybrids  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7–5 |