diff --git a/doc/news/interface_changes/DM-46165.tunablelaser.rst b/doc/news/interface_changes/DM-46165.tunablelaser.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4de668399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/news/interface_changes/DM-46165.tunablelaser.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adding in Optical Configuration enum for TunableLaser
diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Commands.xml b/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Commands.xml
index 5380d171a..41949236d 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Commands.xml
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Commands.xml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
   <SALCommand>
     <Subsystem>TunableLaser</Subsystem>
     <EFDB_Topic>TunableLaser_command_setOpticalConfiguration</EFDB_Topic>
-    <Description>Set the optical configuration.</Description>
+    <Description>Set the optical configuration; an OpticalConfiguration enum.</Description>
     <item>
       <EFDB_Name>configuration</EFDB_Name>
-      <Description>Optical alignment configuration to be set.</Description>
+      <Description>Optical alignment configuration to be set; an OpticalConfiguration enum.</Description>
       <IDL_Type>string</IDL_Type>
       <IDL_Size>1</IDL_Size>
       <Units>unitless</Units>
diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Events.xml b/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Events.xml
index 835a1b4db..def73df2d 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Events.xml
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/xml/data/sal_interfaces/TunableLaser/TunableLaser_Events.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ LaserErrorCode_ASCII_ERROR = 7301,
 LaserErrorCode_GENERAL_ERROR = 7302,
 LaserErrorCode_TIMEOUT_ERROR = 7303,
 LaserErrorCode_HW_CPU_ERROR = 7304
+  </Enumeration>
+  <Enumeration>
+OpticalConfiguration_SCU,
+OpticalConfiguration_F1_SCU,
+OpticalConfiguration_F2_SCU,
+OpticalConfiguration_NO_SCU,
+OpticalConfiguration_F1_NO_SCU,
+OpticalConfiguration_F2_NO_SCU
   </Enumeration>
   <SALEvent>
     <Subsystem>TunableLaser</Subsystem>
@@ -40,10 +48,10 @@ LaserErrorCode_HW_CPU_ERROR = 7304
   <SALEvent>
     <Subsystem>TunableLaser</Subsystem>
     <EFDB_Topic>TunableLaser_logevent_opticalConfiguration</EFDB_Topic>
-    <Description>The optical configuration.</Description>
+    <Description>The optical configuration; an OpticalConfiguration enum.</Description>
     <item>
       <EFDB_Name>configuration</EFDB_Name>
-      <Description>The new optical alignment configuration.</Description>
+      <Description>The optical alignment configuration; a OpticalConfiguration enum.</Description>
       <IDL_Type>string</IDL_Type>
       <IDL_Size>1</IDL_Size>
       <Units>unitless</Units>
diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/xml/enums/TunableLaser.py b/python/lsst/ts/xml/enums/TunableLaser.py
index 1e843614c..a828b7d0e 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/xml/enums/TunableLaser.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/xml/enums/TunableLaser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__all__ = ["LaserDetailedState", "LaserErrorCode"]
+__all__ = ["LaserDetailedState", "OpticalConfiguration", "LaserErrorCode"]
 import enum
 
 
@@ -29,6 +29,35 @@ class LaserDetailedState(enum.IntEnum):
     PROPAGATING_BURST_MODE = 4
 
 
+class OpticalConfiguration(enum.StrEnum):
+    """Configuration of the optical output
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+
+    SCU: `str`
+        Pass the beam straight-through the SCU.
+    F1_SCU: `str`
+        Direct the beam through the F1 after passing through the SCU.
+    F2_SCU: `str`
+        Direct the beam through the F2 after passing through the SCU.
+    NO_SCU: `str`
+        Pass the beam straight-through.
+    F1_NO_SCU: `str`
+        Pass the beam to F1 output.
+    F2_NO_SCU: `str`
+        Pass the beam to F2 output.
+
+    """
+
+    SCU = "SCU"
+    F1_SCU = "F1 SCU"
+    F2_SCU = "F2 SCU"
+    NO_SCU = "No SCU"
+    F1_NO_SCU = "F1 No SCU"
+    F2_NO_SCU = "F2 No SCU"
+
+
 class LaserErrorCode(enum.IntEnum):
     """Laser error codes"""