Patent ID: 7058099

Claim:
A method of selecting a target wavelength for a laser diode of an optoelectronic assembly such that the selected target wavelength reflects compensation for aging of the laser diode, comprising: selecting a channel of operation for use by the optoelectronic assembly, said channel including a range of wavelengths centered around a channel center wavelength; selecting one or more control parameters for the laser diode of the optoelectronic assembly so as to set the target wavelength of the laser diode of the optoelectronic assembly to be offset from the channel center wavelength by a selected wavelength offset such that (A) the target wavelength falls within the channel of operation by at least a predefined wavelength control tolerance, and (B) a predicted end of lifetime wavelength of the laser diode, comprising the target wavelength adjusted by a predicted wavelength drift of the laser diode of the optoelectronic assembly over a defined operational lifetime of the laser diode, falls within the channel of operation by at least the predefined wavelength control tolerance.