TX Matrix General Laser Safety Guidelines

General Laser Safety Guidelines

When working around lasers, observe the following safety guidelines to prevent eye injury:

• Do not look into unterminated ports or at fibers that connect to unknown sources.
• Do not examine unterminated optical ports with optical instruments.
• Avoid direct exposure to the beam.

  Warning: Unterminated optical connectors can emit invisible laser radiation. The lens in the human eye focuses all the laser power on the retina, so focusing the eye directly on a laser source—even a low-power laser—could permanently damage the eye.

Laser Safety Standards

TX-SIBs and T640-SIBs are equipped with laser transmitters, which are considered a Class 1 Laser Product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and are evaluated as a Class 1M Laser Product per EN 60825–1 +A11 +A2 requirements.

The TX Matrix router is classified by the following laser safety standards:

• Class 1M laser product (IEC 60825-1 2001–01).
• Class 1 laser product (complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice 50, dated July 26, 2001).

The maximum output is less than 10 mW when measured through a 3.5-mm aperture located at a distance of 100 mm and the wavelength is 850 nm from fiber-optic array connectors.