The Polarization Maintaining Optical Circulator is a compact, high performance lightwave component that routes incoming signals from Port 1 to Port 2, and incoming Port 2 signals to Port 3. The PM Optical Circulator provides high isolation, low insertion loss, high extinction ratio, and excellent environmental stability.
AFR broadband phase modulator combines high linearity with low driving voltage and small footprint, covering frequency range from DC up to 8 GHz. The extended operating temperature range given by this series of phase modulators can operate at different environmental applications.
AFR offers Thin Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) modulator chips in different formats and data rate, including DR8 and 2 x FR4 @ 100 Gbps/lane for 800 Gbps applications and DR4 @ 400 Gbps/lane for 1.6 Tbps applications. With expereince and know-how, AFR engineers are available to customize our products to meet customers' specific requirements.
The 40G-Thin Film modulator design is based on a dual parallel structure of 2 Mach-Zehnder modulators embedded in a Mach-Zehnder super-structure. Each internal modulator is designed to have EO bandwidth above 20 GHz. Monitor photodiode is provided for automatic bias control.
AFR's HB-CDM-130G is a quad-channel 130 GBaud high-bandwidth coherent driver modulator integrated with an RF driver, based on Thin-Film LiNbO3 chip. It is designed for 400/800 Gb/s or 1.2Tb/s coherent optical transport systems and transceivers, with baud rate over 130G per channel.
AFR's Thin-Film LiNbO3 intensity modulators that expand the performance of traditional LiNbO3 modulators combining much lower driving voltage and smaller footprint while extending the bandwidth above 65 GHz. The increasing demand to shift the transmission frequency in analog fiber optic links towards higher frequency finds in AFR analog modulators the most advanced and suitable answer. The experience and know-how of AFR engineers is available to customize our products to the customer's specific requirements.
AFR provides Hermetic Fiber Feedthrough by hermetically attaching gold plated metal ferrule to fiber cables base on different applications to guarantee excellent hermetic feedthrough performance. SM, MM, PM individual fiber or ribbon fiber available upon request. The hermetic feedthrough is commonly used in PLC module, LD packaging and integrated optics packaging for hermetic sealing purpose.
The 40G-IQ-XT modulator design is based on a dual parallel structure of 2 Mach-Zehnder modulators embedded in a Mach-Zehnder super-structure. Each internal modulator is designed to have EO bandwidth above 20 GHz. Monitor photodiode is provided for automatic bias control. The 40G-IQ-XT version is provided with an extended operating temperature of - 55 to + 85°C for different environmental applications.
AFR high bandwidth zero-chirp F10 modulators are based on the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) architecture. They are manufactured using the highly reliable titanium indiffusion technology in X-Cut, Y-Propagating LiNbO3 substrates. The F10 is a single drive modulator designed for high bit rate advanced metro to long haul communication systems that requires the superior performance. The F10 modulator contains an integrated photo detector that may be used to set and lock the DC bias on the modulator as well as provide an estimate of the modulator output optical power.
The Singlemode Wavelength Division Multiplexer combine or separate light at different wavelengths. They offer very low insertion loss, low polarization dependent loss, high isolation and excellent environmental stability. These components have been extensively used in EDFA, CATV, WDM networks and fiber optic instruments.
The Singlemode Broadband Coupler offers very low insertion loss, low polarization dependent loss and excellent environmental stability. This coupler series offers accurate coupling ratios from 1/99 to 50/50 and is available with very good uniformity in a wide wavelength range. These components find extensive applications to perform power splitting and mornitoring functions in all kinds of optical communication systems.
The Ultra Low Ratio Tap Coupler splits a very small amount of light from a signal path to a tap port. Low tap ratios such as 0.1%, 0.01% or 0.001% enable the monitoring photodetector to operate without damage or saturation. It is suitable for very high optical power, its main application is in the monitoring of optical sources such as fiber lasers.
The Polarization Beam Combiner/Splitter is a compact high performance lightwave component that combines two orthogonal polarization signals into one output fiber. The most common application is to combine two pump lasers into one single fiber to double the pump power in EDFA or Raman Amplifier. This Beam Combiner/ Splitter can also be used as a beam splitter.
The PM Patchcord series has excellent environmental stability, high return loss, low insertion loss. It is ideal for PM amplifiers, fiber lasers and test instrumentation applications.
AFR's MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator is based on an electrostatic drived micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) chip. The MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator chip consists of a tilting mirror to change light coupling between input and output fibers. The components are characterized with low insertion loss, fast response and compact size. The MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator is widely uesd in WDM networks, power control or gain variation in EDFA.
The Twin Isolator integrates two independent isolators into one standard isolator package and is excellently suited for EDFAs or instrumentation designs where two or more isolators are used. The Twin Optical Isolator offers excellent temperature stability, low insertion loss, high isolation, low temperature dependence and great space saving.
The Free Space Isolator Epoxy is designed for integration within laser diode package to prevent back reflection. The high isolation, low insertion loss and large aperture features make the optical isolator epoxy flexible to fit with different diode laser packaging requirements.
The Free Space Isolator is designed for integration within laser diode package to prevent back reflection. The high isolation, low insertion loss and large aperture features make the optical isolator flexible to fit with different diode laser packaging requirements.
The Polarization Insensitive Isolator is designed and manufactured according to Telcordia standard. The unique manufacturing process and optical path epoxy-free design enhance the device's high power handling capability. The optical isolator is characterized with high performance, high reliability and low cost. It has been widely used in EDFAs, Raman amplifiers, DWDM systems, fiber lasers, transmitters and other fiber optics communication equipment to suppress back reflection and back scattering.
The Polarization Insensitive Isolator is designed and manufactured according to Telcordia standard. The unique manufacturing process and optical path epoxy-free design enhance the device's high power handling capability. The optical isolator is characterized with high performance, high reliability and low cost. It has been widely used in EDFAs, fiber lasers, transmitters and other fiber optics communication equipment to suppress back reflection and back scattering.
The Multimode Polarization Insensitive Isolator is designed and manufactured according to Telcordia standard. The unique manufacturing process and optical path epoxy-free design enhance the device achieve high power handling capability. The device is characterized with high performance, high reliability and low cost. The optical isolator has been widely used in fiber lasers, transmitters and other fiber optics communication equipment to suppress back reflection and back scattering.
The High Power Polarization Maintaining Isolator is characterized with low insertion loss, high isolation, high power handling, high return loss, excellent environmental stability and reliability. This optical isolator is ideal for fiber laser and instrumentation applications.
The Polarization Maintaining Tap Isolator combines a tap coupler and polarization sensitive isolator into a single compact package. It has high extinction ratio and very low insertion loss. This optical isolator is ideal for fiber amplifiers and fiber optic systems where signal monitoring is required.
The Polarization Maintaining Tap Isolator combines a tap coupler and polarization sensitive isolator into a single compact package. It has high ER and very low insertion loss. This optical isolator component is ideal for fiber amplifiers and fiber optic systems where signal monitoring is required.
