Optical Switches
The UFSS is an ultra-fast fiber optical shutter or 1×1 switch based on a semiconductor amplifier, offering a rapid switching speed of approximately 1 ns. It combines low polarization sensitivity, wide optical bandwidth, and a high extinction ratio. Utilizing the gain and absorption properties of a multiple quantum well (MQW) structure, the UFSS provides effective light blocking without introducing reflections, making it ideal for high-performance and precision applications. Designed to handle high gain and signal levels, the UFSS ensures reliable operation at input power levels of 15 dBm or higher. It is housed in an industry-standard 14-pin butterfly package and available with either single-mode (SM) or polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber pigtails, terminated with FC/APC connectors. For PM fiber models, the connector key is aligned to the slow axis.
Configuration options
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Wavelength: 1550nm · Output Power: 12dBm · Isolator: Non · TEC Cooling: Yes · Fiber Type: SM28 · Fiber Buffer: 0.9mm Tube · Fiber Length: 1.0 m · Connector: FC/APC · Driver: Non
Application context
Application guidance is tied to the configured wavelength, fiber interface and optical-budget fields for this family.
Ultrafast Fiber Optical Shutter/Switch – 1ns: Optical signal routing depends on preserving the optical budget through the complete path. The 1550nm, 1310nm wavelength specification sets source and detector compatibility. The fiber/interface entry (SM28, PM1550, PM1310) must match the connected components.
Ultrafast Fiber Optical Shutter/Switch – 1ns: Automated fiber test depends on preserving the optical budget through the complete path. The 1550nm, 1310nm wavelength specification sets source and detector compatibility. The fiber/interface entry (SM28, PM1550, PM1310) must match the connected components.
System integration
Use these checks to connect Ultrafast Fiber Optical Shutter/Switch – 1ns to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
Technical FAQ
Fiber Type: SM28, PM1550, PM1310 · Fiber Buffer: 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: 1550nm, 1310nm. Check the Optical Switches 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.
Driver: Non, Benchtop, Module, Kit. 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.
Share your wavelength, fiber type, connector, power handling and control requirements and we will qualify the matching configuration and part number.
Model selection
Compare Ultrafast Fiber Optical Shutter/Switch – 1ns with the closest available models in the Optical Switches family. Confirm option-dependent values on the final configuration before ordering.
| Selection parameter | Ultrafast Fiber Optical Shutter/Switch – 1ns (current) | Ultra-Low Latency Multicast Switch Multi-Port Output | Ultra-Fast 1×1, 1×2, 2×2 Fiber Optical Switch: 10ns, 16dB On/Off, 1MHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 1550nm, 1310nm | 1310, 1550, Special | 1060nm, 2000nm, 1310nm, 1480nm, 1550nm, 1625nm, 1750nm, 780nm, 850nm, 650nm, 550nm, 450nm |
| Optical performance | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model |
| Fiber type | SM28, PM1550, PM1310 | Confirm for this model | SMF-28, HI1060, HI780, PM1550, SM600, SM800, PM850, PM780, PM630, PM980, MM50/125, SM400, SM450, Hi980, SM1950, PM405, PM460, PM1950 |
| Connector / control | FC/APC | RS232, USB, Ethernet | None, FC/PC, FC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, LC/APC, E2000 APC, LC/UPC |
