Description
The Polarization Maintaining Fiber Optic Patch Cord PM-S405-XP FC/APC-FC/APC Connector with a PM-S405-XP fiber type and 2m long patch cord is a high-quality fiber optic solution designed for precision and reliability.
Manufactured with polarization maintaining panda fiber, this patch cord is expertly terminated with a range of fiber connectors including FC, SC, LC, ST, MU, MPO, and MTP. The connectors are available with either PC or APC polishing, ensuring optimal performance for various applications. For FC connectors, options for wide key (2.14mm) or narrow key (2.02mm) widths are available, providing flexibility to meet specific installation requirements.
Engineered for versatility, the patch cord can be supplied with different types of fiber including 250um bare fiber, 900um buffered fiber, 2.0mm or 3.0mm cable, and even armored cable for enhanced durability. The TARLUZ PM patch cord is distinguished by its low insertion loss, high extinction ratio, and superior return loss, making it an ideal choice for demanding environments. Additionally, the slow axis or fast axis of the fiber can be aligned to the connector key upon request, ensuring precise alignment and performance.
With a focus on quality and performance, the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord is designed to operate efficiently within a temperature range of 0 to +70°C, and can be stored safely in temperatures ranging from -40 to +85°C. The use of PM panda fiber from reputable manufacturers such as Nufern, Corning, Fujikura, and YOFC guarantees consistency and reliability. Whether used in high-speed transmission devices, coherent optical communications, or interferometric sensors, this patch cord delivers exceptional performance and reliability.
Polarization Maintaining Fiber Optic Patch Cord PM-S405-XP FC/APC-FC/APC Connector 2m Long
Specifications
| Insertion Loss: | 1.2 dB |
|---|---|
| Return Loss: | 60 dB |
| Polarization Extinction Ratio (PER): | 17 dB |
| Wavelength Range: | 400 – 680 nm |
| Numerical Aperture (NA): | 0.12 |
| Max Optical Power: | 300 mW |
| Connector Type: | FC, SC, LC |
| Model Based Alignment Wavelength (nm): | 375, 405, 460, 630 |
| Model Based Wavelength Range Options (nm): | 350~460, 400~680, 460~700, 620~950 |
| Cutoff Wavelength (nm): | 315±25, 380±20, 410±40, 570±50 |
| Mode Field Diameters (um): | 2.3@350nm, 3.3±0.5@405nm, 3.3±0.5@515nm, 4.5±0.5@630nm |
| Insertion Loss (dB) Max.: | 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.2 |
| Insertion Loss (dB) Typ.: | 1.2, 1.2, 1.2, 1.0 |
| Return Loss (dB) UPC: | 50 |
| Return Loss (dB) APC: | 60 |
| Extinction Ratio (dB) Min.: | 15, 15, 18, 20 |
| Extinction Ratio (dB) Typ.: | 17, 17, 20, 22 |
| Max. Optical Power (mW): | 300 |
| Operation Temperature (°C): | 0 to +70 |
| Storage Temperature (°C): | -40 to +85 |
| Cord Length (m): | 2 |
| Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): | TL-PMPC-FCASFCAS-40530LBE/09HBE0020M |
| FindLight SKU: | FL-24322 |
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Features
- High Extinction Ratio: Ensures superior performance in maintaining polarization, crucial for high-precision applications.
- Low Insertion Loss: Guarantees minimal signal loss, enhancing the efficiency of optical networks.
- High Return Loss: Provides excellent signal reflection characteristics, improving overall system performance.
- Versatile Connector Options: Available with FC, SC, LC, ST, MU, MPO, MTP, and other connector types, with PC or APC polishing.
- Customizable Fiber Alignment: Slow or fast axis alignment to the connector key available upon request.
- Durable Construction: Offered with 250μm bare fiber, 900μm buffered fiber, 2.0mm or 3.0mm cable, and armored cable options.
- Wide Operating Temperature Range: Operates efficiently between 0°C to +70°C, with storage temperatures from -40°C to +85°C.
- High Optical Power Handling: Supports up to 300mW of optical power, suitable for high-power applications.
- Precision Key Options for FC Connectors: Available in narrow key (1.97~2.02mm) or wide key (2.09~2.14mm) configurations.
- Quality Fiber Types: PM-S405-XP. Utilizes PM panda fiber from leading manufacturers like Nufern, Corning, Fujikura, and YOFC.
Applications
- Coherent optical communication systems: Maintains a stable polarization state for coherent receivers, transmitters, I/Q modulators, and high-capacity optical networking links.
- EDFA and fiber amplifier modules: Ideal for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers and polarization-sensitive amplifier assemblies requiring low insertion loss and high extinction ratio.
- High-speed fiber optic transmission: Supports reliable signal integrity in high-speed transmission devices, optical transceivers, and lab-to-system interconnects.
- External optical modulators: Used with LiNbO3 modulators, phase modulators, intensity modulators, and electro-optic modulation systems where input polarization must be controlled.
- Interferometric fiber optic sensors: Suitable for Mach-Zehnder, Michelson, Sagnac, and Fabry-Perot interferometer-based sensing systems that require stable polarization.
- Fiber optic gyroscopes: Used in FOG systems and inertial navigation applications where polarization stability is critical for accurate phase measurement.
- Integrated optics and photonic circuits: Provides polarization-maintaining fiber connection for silicon photonics, planar lightwave circuits, photonic integrated circuits, and integrated optical test platforms.
- Optical switching systems: Suitable for polarization-sensitive optical switches, test benches, and fiber routing systems requiring consistent polarization alignment.
- Quantum optics and quantum communication: Used in quantum key distribution, entangled photon experiments, single-photon systems, and polarization-encoded optical setups.
- Laser diode and fiber laser coupling: Connects polarization-sensitive laser sources, seed lasers, pump lasers, and fiber laser modules while preserving the launched polarization state.
- Test and measurement equipment: Ideal for optical laboratories, component characterization, polarization extinction ratio testing, optical spectrum analysis, and fiber optic measurement setups.
- Polarization-sensitive instrumentation: Used in optical systems that include polarizers, polarization controllers, polarization beam combiners, polarization beam splitters, and polarization analyzers.
- Biomedical and imaging systems: Suitable for OCT systems, confocal imaging, spectroscopy platforms, and laser delivery systems where polarization stability improves measurement repeatability.
- Research and development laboratories: Commonly used in university, industrial, and government R&D environments for precision optical experiments across visible, near-infrared, and 2 µm wavelength ranges.
- Visible and near-infrared laser systems: Supports applications at common PM fiber wavelengths including 405 nm, 460 nm, 630 nm, 780 nm, 980 nm, 1064 nm, 1300 nm, 1550 nm, and 2000 nm.
- Telecom and datacom optical modules: Enables stable polarization interconnection in polarization-sensitive telecom components, coherent modules, and high-performance fiber optic networks.
- Optical sensing and metrology: Used in precision metrology, strain sensing, acoustic sensing, current sensing, and distributed fiber optic sensing systems.
- Microwave photonics systems: Suitable for RF-over-fiber links, photonic signal processing, optoelectronic oscillators, and analog optical transmission requiring controlled polarization.
- PM fiber component interconnects: Provides reliable connection between PM isolators, PM circulators, PM couplers, PM WDMs, PM splitters, PM collimators, and other polarization-maintaining fiber components.
- OEM optical assemblies: Designed for integration into commercial optical instruments, laser modules, sensing equipment, communication systems, and custom photonic assemblies.
Export & Trade Information
| ECCN: | EAR99 |
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| HTS Code: | 8544.70.0000 |
| Estimated US Tariff: | 25% |
Frequently Asked Questions
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