AFR's LaseGuard Isolator Series is designed for guarding the laser from back reflected light. The isolator normally rotates the polarized plane 45° clockwise in the forward direcition, an λ/2 waveplate is an option if other output polarization is preferred. The high transmission efficiency, high isolation, high power handling ability and large aperture features make it flexible to fit different applications in laser protection.
The 2 μm Polarization Maintaining 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. This optical isolator is characterized with high performance and reliability. It was designed specially for 2 μm laser system.
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 multi-channel Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer Module is based on thin film DWDM devices by cascading individual channels into sequence. Channel numbers can be as high as 40 (16) for 100 (200) GHz systems in C band or in L band. They are featured with wide passband, low insertion loss, high channel isolation and high environmental stability. They can be used in dense WDM systems to perform mutiplexing or demutiplexing functions.
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.
