The photonic components behind our instruments

Fiber-coupled and free-space laser sources and diodes — DFB, DPSS, butterfly and TO-can packages, tunable VCSELs and fiber lasers across the UV to mid-IR.

Latching, non-latching, MEMS and solid-state fiber-optic switches — 1×N, N×N matrix, bypass and high-speed configurations.

Fused and planar couplers, splitters and combiners — single-mode, PM, multimode and double-clad, across the full wavelength range.

Free-space and fiber-coupled electro-optic and acousto-optic modulators, deflectors and frequency shifters.

Single- and multi-stage isolators and circulators — single-mode, PM and high-power, for source protection and signal routing.

MEMS, motorized and manual variable optical attenuators with high-speed and programmable options.

An optical receiver converts incident power into an electrical signal. Material bandgap sets the useful spectral range, while active area, capacitance, gain and front-end bandwidth trade collection tolerance against speed and noise. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical receiver converts incident power into an electrical signal. Material bandgap sets the useful spectral range, while active area, capacitance, gain and front-end bandwidth trade collection tolerance against speed and noise. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

A wavelength-dispersive instrument maps wavelength to position using a grating and a defined focal geometry. Resolution is therefore a system result: focal length, slit width, groove density, diffraction order, detector sampling and aberrations must be evaluated together. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

A WDM component separates or combines channels by wavelength. Channel plan, passband shape and thermal wavelength drift set interoperability; insertion loss, isolation and return loss set the usable link margin. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical receiver converts incident power into an electrical signal. Material bandgap sets the useful spectral range, while active area, capacitance, gain and front-end bandwidth trade collection tolerance against speed and noise. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical switch or shutter changes the optical path or state. Topology and latching behavior define routing, while insertion loss, isolation, repeatability and transition timing determine whether the device is transparent to the measurement. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

A WDM component separates or combines channels by wavelength. Channel plan, passband shape and thermal wavelength drift set interoperability; insertion loss, isolation and return loss set the usable link margin. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

A positioning mechanism converts drive motion into a constrained degree of freedom. Travel and nominal resolution are insufficient on their own: load, stiffness, backlash, repeatability, straightness, encoder placement and controller architecture determine positioning at the payload. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical receiver converts incident power into an electrical signal. Material bandgap sets the useful spectral range, while active area, capacitance, gain and front-end bandwidth trade collection tolerance against speed and noise. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical switch or shutter changes the optical path or state. Topology and latching behavior define routing, while insertion loss, isolation, repeatability and transition timing determine whether the device is transparent to the measurement. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

A WDM component separates or combines channels by wavelength. Channel plan, passband shape and thermal wavelength drift set interoperability; insertion loss, isolation and return loss set the usable link margin. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An active modulator changes phase, intensity, frequency, direction or delay under electrical control. Optical bandwidth and loss must be evaluated together with drive voltage, RF bandwidth, impedance and thermal operating point. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

An optical receiver converts incident power into an electrical signal. Material bandgap sets the useful spectral range, while active area, capacitance, gain and front-end bandwidth trade collection tolerance against speed and noise. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.

This component must be qualified inside the complete optical, mechanical and electrical chain. Interfaces, performance limits and environmental conditions are coupled; a model name alone is not sufficient to release an instrument design. Compare configurations using the selection fields documented on each product page.