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All-Fiber Variable
Waveplate
| _FEATURES | _APPLICATIONS |
| ____• All-fiber | ____• Polarization control |
| ____• Simple current control | ____• State of polarization scanning |
| ____• Full cycle of Poincare sphere | ____• Component testing |
| ____• Low return loss | ____• Sensor systems |
| ____• High return loss | ____• Optical fiber polarimetry |
| Phoenix Photonics variable waveplate is a compact, simple to operate, all-fiber device for wideband operation. Applying a current to the pins gives a controlled modification of the linear birefringence within the device. The input state of polarization can be changed through a full cycle of the Poincare sphere. Two options are available giving flexibility for different applications. |
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Option 1 - Single mode (SM) fiber input and output:
This version provides
a complete cycle of the Poincare sphere to be achieved, the range of
polarization states generated in the output fiber is dependent on the
input SOP. This option includes
an integrated fiber polarizer in front of the waveplate aligned to the
slow axis of the input fiber. The role of the polarizer is to ‘clean’
the linear input state. The output is a PM fiber, in this case the output
polarization state will give a full cycle of the great circle on the
Poincare sphere. The output from the fiber can be varied through right
and left circular and two orthogonal linear states. |
| _SPECIFICATIONS: | Units |
Option
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Option
2 |
| Wavelength range1 | nm |
1300-1610 |
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| Insertion loss2 | dB |
<0.3 |
<1 |
| PMD | ps |
<0.05 |
- |
| Return loss | dB |
>70
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| Maximum current | mA |
70
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| Maximum voltage | V |
10 |
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| Operating temperature range | 0C |
-5
to 70
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| Storage temperature | 0C |
-40
to +85
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| Fiber type | . |
SMF28 |
PANDA |
| Input & output fiber lengths | mm |
1000
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Notes: |
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Devices
will operate over full wavelength range, higher current is required at
longer wavelengths to achieve switching. |
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Insertion loss for option 2 assumes on-axis alignment of the input polarization. Losses do not include connectors. |
PACKAGE
STYLE All dimensions are approximate and may vary slightly 
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