Electro-optics, detection and fiber links
Build your optical signal chain with modulators, RF drivers, polarization control, detectors, amplifiers, delay lines and RF-over-fiber links.
31 product and system families with technical datasheets
Browse lasers and broadband sources →Modulators and RF drivers
Phase, intensity, IQ and acousto-optic modulation with matching control electronics.
Lithium niobate phase modulators
Fiber-coupled LiNbO3 phase modulation for optical communication, laser sensing and frequency shifting.
Wavelength options: 780, 850, 1064, 1550 nm
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Lithium niobate intensity modulators
X-cut, push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulators for external intensity modulation in fiber-optic systems.
Wavelength options: 780, 850, 1064, 1310, 1550 nm
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Thin-film lithium niobate intensity modulators
Compact Mach-Zehnder intensity modulators with thermal bias tuning for high-speed photonics.
Optical wavelength: 1550 nm
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Automatic modulator bias controllers
Hold a Mach-Zehnder modulator at quadrature, null, peak or a selected operating point.
Control modes: Q+/Q-, null, peak and arbitrary point
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Fiber-coupled acousto-optic modulators
Compact fiber-coupled modulators for laser gating, frequency shifting and fiber sensing.
Typical wavelength options: 633, 780, 850, 1064, 1550 nm
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Free-space acousto-optic modulators
Free-space acousto-optic modulation and frequency shifting for laser and sensing experiments.
Wavelength options: 400, 633, 780, 850, 1064, 1550 nm
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Single-sideband modulation instrument
Integrated dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulation with bias control and RF phase adjustment.
Architecture: Dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder
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Integrated intensity modulation instrument
Benchtop external-modulation instrument combining a Mach-Zehnder modulator, RF amplification and drive electronics.
Optical modulation: Mach-Zehnder intensity modulation
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Y-waveguide integrated optic modulator
Multifunctional LiNbO3 integrated optical circuit for fiber-optic gyroscopes and sensing.
Material and cut: X-cut LiNbO3
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Broadband RF modulator drivers
Adjustable-gain RF amplifier modules for driving lithium niobate electro-optic modulators.
Bandwidth options: 10, 20, 40 GHz
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Thin-film lithium niobate IQ modulators
Integrated I/Q optical modulation using a thin-film lithium niobate Mach-Zehnder architecture and thermal bias control.
Operating wavelength: 1530-1565 nm
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Polarization control
Manual and dynamic control of fiber polarization.
Dynamic fiber polarization controller
Real-time electronic adjustment of the polarization state in a fiber-optic system.
Control: Dynamic real-time polarization adjustment
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Manual fiber polarization controllers
Mechanical polarization adjustment using three-paddle or fiber-squeezing configurations.
Controller options: Three-paddle or fiber-squeezing
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Photodetectors and receivers
PIN, APD, balanced, quadrant and single-photon detection.
High-speed PIN photodetector modules
Fiber-coupled high-speed optical detection with GaAs and InGaAs detector options.
GaAs spectral range: 700-900 nm
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Avalanche photodetector modules
High-sensitivity APD detection for fiber sensing, spectroscopy and weak optical signals.
Spectral-range options: 400-1000 nm; 1000-1650 nm
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Low-noise PIN photoreceivers
Amplified PIN receivers for weak optical signal measurement, with fiber or free-space coupling.
Silicon spectral range: 300-1000 nm
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Balanced photodetectors up to 2.5 GHz
Matched photodiodes and a low-noise transimpedance amplifier for differential optical detection.
Spectral-range options: 400-1100 nm; 850-1700 nm
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Four-quadrant photodetector modules
Quadrant photodiodes with low-noise readout for beam-position and angular measurements.
Series spectral coverage: 400-1700 nm; detector dependent
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Free-running InGaAs single-photon detector
Compact near-infrared photon counting based on an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode.
Detection technology: InGaAs/InP APD
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Butterfly high-speed photodetectors
Compact hermetic photodetector packages for broadband analog fiber-optic reception.
Package: Hermetic butterfly
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Optical amplifiers and filters
Fiber and semiconductor amplification, with narrowband filtering.
EDFA and YDFA fiber amplifiers
Fiber amplifiers for small-signal, booster, in-line, high-power and bidirectional optical amplification.
Preamplifier input range: -45 to -25 dBm
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Butterfly semiconductor optical amplifier
Semiconductor optical amplification near 1550 nm with temperature monitoring and thermoelectric control.
Nominal wavelength: 1550 nm
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Fiber-coupled narrowband filters
Thin-film fiber filters for selecting a spectral band and reducing unwanted light in optical systems.
Filter technology: Thin-film interference filter
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Optical delay lines
Manual and remotely controlled optical path delay.
Manual variable optical delay line
Rotary adjustment of optical path delay with a direct length and time scale.
Delay range: 330 ps
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Motorized variable optical delay lines
Electronically controlled optical path delay for automated interferometry and timing alignment.
Delay-range options: 300, 660, 1000, 1200, 2000 ps
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RF-over-fiber links
Analog optical transmission for RF distribution and microwave experiments.
1-40 GHz RF-over-fiber link
Externally modulated transmitter and receiver system for broadband analog RF transmission over optical fiber.
RF frequency range: 1-40 GHz
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1-18 GHz microwave RF-over-fiber link
Analog optical transmission and reception modules for transporting microwave signals over fiber.
Series RF coverage: 1-18 GHz; sub-band options
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Compact analog RF fiber transceivers
Compact analog transceiver modules for RF distribution, radio links and fiber-optic microwave systems.
RF band options: 10-1200 MHz; 50-3000 MHz; 50-6000 MHz
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Integrated systems and test platforms
Microwave photonic integration and optical component characterization.
Microwave photonic integration platform
Application-specific integration of optical sources, modulation, polarization control, amplification, delay and detection.
System chain: Optical source, electro-optic conversion, optical processing and detection
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Laser diode test platform
Configurable laser drive, temperature control and optical measurement for packaged laser diodes.
Package fixture options: 7-pin, 10-pin and 14-pin devices
Specifications and datasheet →Passive fiber-component test platform
Broadband-source measurements of fiber-component insertion loss, polarization extinction ratio and spectra.
Illumination options: Depolarized ASE or SLD broadband source
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