Polarization & Phase Control
Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth
The PFDP Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer is an all-fiber device that converts polarized input into random polarization output, featuring ultra-fast response, low cost, high power handling, and no electrical power requirements. It employs multiple fiber couplers arranged in series to achieve polarization scrambling, where each coupler introduces changes in polarization due to slight birefringence variations and random phase shifts. The cumulative effect results in complex, non-deterministic polarization changes, effectively scrambling the input light.
Configuration options
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Type: Coupler Based · Input Light: SLED · Wavelength: 1550nm · Package: Box · Input Fiber: PM1550 · Fiber Protection: Bare · Connector: None
System integration
Integration and compatibility
Use these checks to connect Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
- Optical interface and fiber
- Input Fiber: PM1550, PM1310, PM1060, PM980, PM780, SM28, Hi1060, Hi980, 780HP · Fiber Protection: Bare, 0.9mm Tube
- 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: 1550nm, 1310nm, 1060nm, 980nm, 850nm, 780nm
- 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.
Technical FAQ
Integration questions for Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth
Which fiber and connector does the Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth use?
Input Fiber: PM1550, PM1310, PM1060, PM980, PM780, SM28, Hi1060, Hi980, 780HP · Fiber Protection: Bare, 0.9mm Tube. 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 Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth be included in an optical power budget?
Wavelength: 1550nm, 1310nm, 1060nm, 980nm, 850nm, 780nm. 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.
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Model selection
Nearby series comparison
Compare Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth with the closest available models in the Polarization & Phase Control family.
| Selection parameter | Passive Optical Fiber Depolarizer: >1nm Linewidth (current) | High Speed Fiber Polarization Controller, 10ns | Piezoelectric Fiber Scrambler/De-Speckler – 150kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 1550nm, 1310nm, 1060nm, 980nm, 850nm, 780nm | 1310, 1550, Special | — |
| Connector / control | None, FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, Special | None, FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, LC/UPC, Special | None, FC/PC, FC/APC, Special |
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