Optical Switches

High Speed Fiber Optical Polarization Switch

The NanoSpeed™ Series polarization switch can quickly switch the incoming SOP between two orthogonal polarization states (SOPs). This is achieved using our patented non-mechanical configurations with solid-state all-crystal designs, which eliminate the need for mechanical movement and organic materials and are activated via an electrical control signal. The NS fiber optic switch is a fast switch device featuring very low loss, fast response, ultra-high reliability, and high optical power handling. The input is PM fiber. The output could be either PM or SM fiber. For PM fiber, the polarization is aligned with the slow axis. The switch is intrinsically bidirectional and selectable for polarization-independent or polarization-maintaining by the fiber type.