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Description

The Polarization Maintaining Fiber Optic Patch Cord PM1550-XP FC/APC-FC/APC with a PM1550-XP (1440-1625nm) fiber type and 10m 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 PM1550-XP FC/APC-FC/APC 10m Long

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Specifications

Insertion Loss: 0.3 dB
Return Loss: 60 dB
Polarization Extinction Ratio (PER): 25 dB
Wavelength Range: 1440 – 1625 nm
Numerical Aperture (NA): 0.12
Max Optical Power: 300 mW
Connector Type: FC, SC, LC
Alignment Wavelengths (nm): 1550
Cutoff Wavelength (nm): 1380 ± 60
Mode Field Diameters (um): 10.1±0.4 @1550nm
Numeric Aperture: 0.12
Insertion Loss (dB) Max.: 0.5
Return Loss (dB) UPC: 50
Return Loss (dB) APC: 60
Extinction Ratio (dB) Min.: 23
Extinction Ratio (dB) Typ.: 25
Axis Alignment: Slow axis of fiber aligned to connector key (in default)
Fiber Type: PM1550-XP (1440-1625nm), PM panda fiber (Nufern, Corning, Fujikura, YOFC or specified)
Operation Temperature (°C): 0 to +70
Storage Temperature (°C): -40 to +85
Cord Length (m): 10
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): TL-PMPC-FCASFCAS-1530LBE/09HBE0100M
FindLight SKU: FL-24350

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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) configuration.
  • 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, and advanced modulation formats used in high-speed fiber optic networks.
  • High-Speed Optical Transmission Devices: Ideal for polarization-sensitive transmission platforms requiring low insertion loss, high return loss, and high extinction ratio performance.
  • EDFA and Fiber Amplifier Modules: Used in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers and other optical amplifier systems where polarization-maintaining fiber connections improve stability and signal integrity.
  • External Optical Modulators: Provides reliable polarization alignment for LiNbO₃ modulators, phase modulators, intensity modulators, and other polarization-dependent modulation devices.
  • Fiber Optic Interferometric Sensors: Suitable for interferometers, gyroscopes, hydrophones, strain sensors, temperature sensors, and precision measurement systems requiring stable polarization control.
  • Integrated Optics and Photonic Circuits: Connects lasers, modulators, waveguides, photonic integrated circuits, and polarization-sensitive optical components in research and production environments.
  • Optical Switching Systems: Used in polarization-maintaining optical switches, test setups, and switching networks where consistent polarization orientation is required.
  • Laser Diode and Fiber Laser Systems: Supports PM fiber coupling for diode lasers, seed lasers, narrow-linewidth lasers, pulsed fiber lasers, and polarization-stable laser delivery.
  • Quantum Optics and Quantum Communication: Applicable in quantum key distribution, single-photon experiments, entangled photon systems, and polarization-sensitive quantum photonics setups.
  • Test and Measurement Equipment: Used with optical spectrum analyzers, polarization analyzers, power meters, interferometers, tunable lasers, and laboratory fiber optic test benches.
  • Polarization-Sensitive Research Applications: Suitable for university, R&D, and laboratory experiments requiring precise slow-axis or fast-axis alignment to the connector key.
  • Fiber Optic Gyroscopes and Navigation Systems: Helps maintain polarization stability in fiber optic gyroscope systems, inertial navigation equipment, and rotation sensing applications.
  • Biomedical and Medical Laser Systems: Used in polarization-controlled laser delivery for spectroscopy, imaging, diagnostics, and other medical photonics applications.
  • Spectroscopy and Metrology: Provides stable optical paths for precision spectroscopy, frequency reference systems, metrology instruments, and wavelength-sensitive measurement setups.
  • Telecommunications R&D: Suitable for 1310 nm and 1550 nm telecom wavelength experiments, optical network component validation, and polarization-dependent loss testing.
  • Microwave Photonics: Used in RF-over-fiber links, photonic signal processing, optoelectronic oscillators, and other systems requiring polarization-stable optical transmission.
  • Optical Coherence Tomography: Supports polarization-sensitive OCT and biomedical imaging systems where stable fiber polarization improves measurement repeatability.
  • Visible, Near-IR, and Mid-IR Photonics: Available for multiple alignment wavelengths, making it suitable for UV-visible, near-infrared, telecom, and 2 µm optical applications.
  • PM Fiber Component Interconnection: Connects polarization-maintaining couplers, isolators, circulators, collimators, WDMs, filters, splitters, and other PM fiber optic components.
  • OEM Fiber Optic Module Integration: Suitable for integration into compact optical modules, laser instruments, sensing platforms, communication equipment, and industrial photonic systems.

Export & Trade Information

ECCN: EAR99
HTS Code: 8544.70.0000
Estimated US Tariff: 25%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of connectors are available for the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
The Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord is available with FC, SC, LC, ST, MU, MPO, MTP, and other types of fiber connectors.
What are the key features of the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
The key features include high extinction ratio, low insertion loss, and high return loss.
What applications are suitable for the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
It is suitable for applications such as switching, EDFAs, coherent optical communications, integrated optics, high-speed transmission devices, external modulators, and interferometric sensors.
What is the maximum optical power the patch cord can handle?
The maximum optical power the patch cord can handle is 300 mW.
What is the operating temperature range for the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
The operating temperature range is 0 to +70°C.
What is the storage temperature range for the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
The storage temperature range is -40 to +85°C.
What types of fiber are used in the Polarization Maintaining Patch Cord?
The patch cord uses PM panda fiber from manufacturers such as Nufern, Corning, Fujikura, and YOFC.
What is the length of this fiber cord?
The length of this model is 10m.

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