Description
The High Speed Electro-Optic Polarization Controller-Scrambler from OZ Optics represents a cutting-edge solution for rapid and precise polarization state management in optical systems. Utilizing advanced free-space electro-optic crystal technology, this device enables users to manipulate the polarization state of light with exceptional speed and accuracy. Its solid-state design, featuring two to four high-quality crystals arranged in series, ensures minimal optical loss while maintaining a compact footprint suitable for integration into a wide range of photonic setups.
Designed for demanding applications, this polarization controller excels in environments where fast response and reliable performance are critical. With a response time of less than 10 microseconds, it effectively compensates for rapid polarization changes caused by environmental fluctuations, making it ideal for polarization scrambling, stabilization, and management. The device’s linear response and vibration-free operation further enhance its suitability for high-precision test and measurement systems, including PMD, PDL, and DOP measurement setups, as well as interferometers, fiber lasers, and OCT systems.
The modular architecture allows for flexible configuration, with options for 2, 3, or 4 crystal elements to meet specific application requirements. For endless polarization control, a four-crystal configuration is available, while a three-crystal version is optimized for effective polarization scrambling. The robust butterfly package ensures long-term reliability and ease of integration, while the wide operating wavelength range supports compatibility with various optical sources and systems.
Complementing the controller, the EOPC-1000-DRIVER-04 is a bench-top driver module capable of independently controlling up to four electro-optic crystals. This driver translates low-voltage analog control signals into the high-voltage outputs required by the retardation plates, ensuring seamless and precise operation. The integrated high-voltage power supply and amplifiers, along with a user-friendly ZIF socket for easy crystal insertion, make this system an excellent choice for research laboratories, production lines, and advanced optical instrumentation.
Overall, the High Speed Electro-Optic Polarization Controller-Scrambler delivers a unique combination of speed, flexibility, and reliability, addressing the needs of modern photonics applications that demand precise polarization control, low insertion loss, and robust long-term performance.
High Speed Electro-Optic Polarization Controller-Scrambler
Specifications
| Operating Wavelength Range: | 1064 – 2000 nm |
|---|---|
| Insertion Loss: | 1.2 dB |
| Polarization Mode Dispersion: | 500 fs |
| Polarization Dependence Loss (PDL): | 0.20 dB |
| Activation Loss: | < 0.05 dB |
| Return Loss: | > 50 dB |
| Optical Power Handling: | 500 mW |
| Response Time (Rise/Fall Time): | < 10 μs |
| Vπ (@ Room Temperature): | Vπ < 40 V for 1064 nm, Vπ < 60 V for 1550 nm |
| Modulation Rate (Sinusoid): | DC ~ 130 kHz |
| Operating Temperature: | 0 ~ 80 °C |
| Storage Temperature: | -40 ~ 80 °C |
| Dimension (L X W X H): | 70x41x9.5 mm |
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Features
- Ultra-Fast Response Time: Achieves polarization control in less than 10 µs, enabling real-time polarization management for dynamic optical systems.
- Highly Linear Response: Ensures precise and predictable polarization adjustments, ideal for sensitive test and measurement applications.
- Solid-State Electro-Optic Crystal Technology: Utilizes advanced free-space electro-optic crystals for reliable, motionless, and vibration-free operation.
- Low Insertion Loss: Maintains signal integrity with minimal optical loss, suitable for high-performance fiber optic networks.
- Flexible Configuration: Available with 2, 3, or 4 crystal elements to support a wide range of polarization control and scrambling requirements.
- Compact and Robust Design: Housed in a space-saving butterfly package, perfect for integration into laboratory and industrial setups.
- Wide Operating Wavelength Range: Compatible with various wavelengths to support diverse optical applications.
- Long Operating Lifetime: Solid-state construction ensures durability and consistent performance over extended periods.
- Endless Polarization Control: Four-crystal configuration enables continuous polarization manipulation for advanced applications.
- Integrated High-Speed Driver Option: Optional 4-channel driver module (EOPC-1000-DRIVER-04) provides amplified high-voltage control for up to four channels, simplifying system integration.
- Versatile Application Support: Ideal for polarization scrambling, stabilization, PMD/PDL/PDG mitigation, interferometry, fiber lasers, OCT systems, and more.
- Plug-and-Play Operation: Easy installation with lockable ZIF socket and user-friendly driver interface.
- Maintenance-Free Operation: No moving parts, ensuring silent, reliable, and maintenance-free performance.
Applications
- Polarization Scrambling: Rapidly randomizes the state of polarization to minimize polarization-dependent effects in optical systems and networks.
- Polarization Stabilization and Management: Maintains a stable polarization state in fiber optic communication systems, ensuring consistent signal quality.
- Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Mitigation: Reduces PMD in high-speed optical transmission lines, enhancing data integrity and transmission rates.
- Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) Mitigation: Minimizes PDL in optical components and systems, improving overall system performance and accuracy.
- Polarization Dependent Gain (PDG) Mitigation: Controls and compensates for PDG in optical amplifiers and transmission systems.
- PDL, DOP, and PMD Measurement Systems: Essential for accurate measurement and characterization of polarization-dependent parameters in test and measurement setups.
- Interferometers and Optical Sensors: Enhances sensitivity and accuracy in interferometric and sensor applications by precise polarization control.
- Fiber Lasers: Optimizes polarization within fiber lasers for improved output stability and performance.
- Polarization Demultiplexing: Enables separation of multiplexed polarization channels in advanced optical communication systems.
- Test Instrumentation: Provides reliable polarization control for laboratory and production testing of optical components and systems.
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Systems: Improves image quality and measurement precision in OCT by managing polarization effects.
- Quantum Communication and Cryptography: Facilitates precise polarization state manipulation required for secure quantum key distribution and quantum optics experiments.
- Coherent Optical Communication: Supports advanced modulation formats by stabilizing and controlling polarization states in coherent receivers and transmitters.
- Polarization Multiplexing in DWDM Systems: Enables efficient use of polarization multiplexing to double channel capacity in dense wavelength division multiplexing systems.
- Research and Development: Ideal for academic and industrial R&D in photonics, enabling flexible and rapid polarization control for experimental setups.
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