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OZ Optics offers a series of inline optical power monitors and tap couplers based on a revolutionary, patented technology. These taps and monitors provide a way to easily measure the signal intensity through an optical fiber in a simple, miniature package, and are ideal for real time monitoring and feedback for optical amplifiers or WDM systems, as well as for fiber optic sensors. More traditional monitoring systems typically use fused couplers to tap a fixed amount of light into another fiber that guides the optical power to a photodiode. This method is bulky and must be done using discrete components. In contrast, OZ Optics' optical taps direct a controlled amount of light from the fiber core to the cladding surface where it can be directly monitored with high efficiency and very low loss. This inline tapping is accomplished without bending, shaping, or otherwise distorting the fiber. As a result, the tap can be directly incorporated into optical assemblies, without affecting the original functionality. Taps are directional in nature, with coupled light traveling in one direction through the fiber preferentially reaching the photodiode, instead of light from the reverse direction. This directionality is ideal for monitoring traffic independently of signals travelling back through a network link. If desired, bi-directional versions are also available and can be provided on request.
Features
- Telcordia GR-468 qualified
- Available in versions for any wavelength from 400 nm to 2100 nm
- Low insertion loss, low return loss, and low polarization dependent loss
- High directivity and large dynamic range
- Broadband response
- High power handling
- High extinction ratios for polarization maintaining versions
- TAP technology available for licensing
- Low cost
- Miniaturized package
- Inline integration, maintaining fiber continuity without interruption to the optical path
- Remotely and locally controllable
- USB and RS232 communication options
- Available for standard telecommunication fibers, polarization maintaining fibers, multimode fibers, photonics crystal fibers, and other specialty fibers
- Available with or without an integrated photodiode
- Can be integrated within other optical components using automated processes
- Available in versions for multiple channels
Applications
- Power monitoring
- Optical power control devices
- Channel balancing for Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems
- Dynamic optical amplifier gain monitoring
- FTTH Network monitoring
- Real time inline test and measurement
- Fiber optic sensors
- OCT systems
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