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Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB

The FPOL Series All-Fiber Polarization Controllers are constructed from a single continuous optical fiber routed through four independently stepper motor–driven loop paddles. Each paddle functions as a rotatable waveplate, enabling full-range polarization control with ultra-low insertion loss, broad wavelength compatibility, and high optical power handling. Each fiber loop introduces controlled stress and rotation, leveraging birefringence modulation and geometric phase effects to precisely manipulate the polarization state of light. This all-fiber design ensures inherently broadband operation across transmitted wavelengths, with only minor wavelength dependence due to birefringence characteristics. The FPOL system can operate as either a polarization controller or a polarization scrambler.

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Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB

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Type: Standard · Wavelength: 488 · Fiber Type: SMF-28 · Connector: FC/APC

Specifications

Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB

Controller typeAll-fiber loop paddle polarization controller (FPOL series)
Wavelength range400 ~ 2650 nm
Insertion loss0.3 dB min, 0.5 dB typical, 0.7 dB max
Paddles / stages4 independently stepper-motor-driven fiber loop paddles
Homing & Repeatability0.1°
Minimum incremental motion0.1°
Return loss≥ 55 dB
Response time~1 s (operating frequency DC ~ 1 Hz)
Power input5 V DC (0.5 W consumption)
Communication interfaceUSB / RS-232 with GUI

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Integration and compatibility

Use these checks to connect Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.

Optical interface and fiber
Fiber Type: SMF-28, SM450, 460HP, SM600, 780HP, SM800, Hi1060, SM1950, PM400, PM460, PM630, PM780, PM850, PM980, PM1550, PM1950 · Connector: FC/APC, Special
Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
Wavelength and loss budget
Wavelength: 488, 532, 650, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 1310, 1550, 2000 · Wavelength range: 400 ~ 2650 nm
Check the Polarization & Phase Control passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
Control interface
Controller type: All-fiber loop paddle polarization controller (FPOL series) · Response time: ~1 s (operating frequency DC ~ 1 Hz)
Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.

Technical FAQ

Integration questions for Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB

Which fiber and connector does the Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB use?

Fiber Type: SMF-28, SM450, 460HP, SM600, 780HP, SM800, Hi1060, SM1950, PM400, PM460, PM630, PM780, PM850, PM980, PM1550, PM1950 · Connector: FC/APC, Special. Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.

How should the Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB be included in an optical power budget?

Wavelength: 488, 532, 650, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 1310, 1550, 2000 · Wavelength range: 400 ~ 2650 nm. Check the Polarization & Phase Control passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.

Does the Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB require a controller?

Controller type: All-fiber loop paddle polarization controller (FPOL series) · Response time: ~1 s (operating frequency DC ~ 1 Hz). Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.

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Model selection

Nearby series comparison

Compare Fiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB with the closest available models in the Polarization & Phase Control family.

Selection parameterFiber Polarization Controller – 0.5dB Loss, 2Hz, USB (current)Fiber Inline PolarizerFiber Polarization Controller Piezoelectric – 0.5dB, 100kHz
Wavelength range488, 532, 650, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 1310, 1550, 20001060, 1310, 1420, 1550, 980, 850, 780, 650, 550, 450, 400, Special2000nm, 1550nm, 1310nm, 1060nm, 980nm, 850nm, 430nm, 530nm, 630nm, 780nm
Optical performance0.3 dB min, 0.5 dB typical, 0.7 dB max——
Fiber typeSMF-28, SM450, 460HP, SM600, 780HP, SM800, Hi1060, SM1950, PM400, PM460, PM630, PM780, PM850, PM980, PM1550, PM1950—SMF28, HI1060, PM1550, PM1310, SM400, SM450, PM400, PM460, SM600, PM630, 780HP, PM780, SM800, PM850, PM980, Hi1060, SM1950, PM1950, Special
Connector / controlFC/APC, SpecialNone, FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, LC/PC, LC/APC, LC/UPC, FC/PC5W, FC/APC5W, FC/PC10W, SpecialNone, FC/APC, Special

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