A low-loss and high-speed multi-stage polarization controller useful for polarization control, polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation, and polarization scrambling. |
Key Specifications
3-Stage |
4-Stage |
6-Stage |
8-Stage |
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Insertion Loss |
< 3 dB (<2dB opt) |
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3 dB Bandwidth |
>1 MHz |
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Number of Cascaded Stages (N) |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
2Vo/N (TE/TM rotation, per stage) |
< 14 volts |
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Vpi/N (TE/TM phase shift, per stage) |
< 14 volts |
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|Vbias/2| |
< 30 volts |
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PDL |
< 0.2 dB |
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Optical Return Loss |
> 50 dB |
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Operating Wavelength |
1.55 micron (C- and L-band) |
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Input Fiber |
SM or PM |
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Output Fiber |
SM or PM |
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Optical Connectors |
FC/UPC standard (FC/APC & others available) |
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Package Dimensions |
4.0" x 0.35" x 0.24" (101.6 x 8.9 x 6.1 mm3) |
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Options |
Lower PDL (< 0.1 dB) Custom number of stages Custom stage lengths 1.06 & 1.3 micron operating wavelength |