Optical Fuse
Kilolambda Ltd
Optical Fuse is a passive component designed to protect expensive equipment and fiber cables from damage due to optical power spikes and surges.
Optical Specifications:
- Threshold Power * (‘TH’): 18-32dBm (60mW-1.6W)
- Wavelength Range: 850-1650nm
- Response Time (Typical):
- For Threshold < 29dBm (800mW) <30msec @6db above TH
- For Threshold > 25dBm (300mW) <50msec @1db above TH
- Insertion Loss: <1dB (Typical)
- Polarization Dependent Loss: <0.05dB
- Wavelength Dependent Loss: <0.15dB (C+L bands)
- Return Loss: >40dB (Typical)
- Power Drop at Threshold: >10dB
Applications:
- Optically amplified networks
- Field test equipment
- Laboratory test equipment
- OEM optically amplified systems
- End user networks
Optical Limiters
Kilolambda Ltd
Optical Power Limiter regulates the optical power. You can use it at the input to power-sensitive equipment, at the output of high power components, such as amplifiers, or wherever power regulation is required.
Optical Power Limiter regulates the optical power. You can use it at the input to power-sensitive equipment, at the output of high power components, such as amplifiers, or wherever power regulation is required.
Optical specifications:
Limit power: Selectable from 6dB to 17dB
Limit power accuracy: ±0.5 dB
Max. operating CW power: 7dB above Plimit (typical)
Sustainable power: 10 dB above Plimit (typical)
Wavelength range: C+L (850-1650 nm, per request)
Polarization dependent loss: <0.1dB
Response time: 100 µsec (typical)
Insertion loss: 1.5dB typical
Return loss: >40dB Limit power: Selectable from 6dB to 17dB
Optical specifications:
- Limit power: Selectable from 6dB to 17dB
- Limit power accuracy: ±0.5 dB
- Max. operating CW power: 7dB above Plimit (typical)
- Sustainable power: 10 dB above Plimit (typical)
- Wavelength range: C+L (850-1650 nm, per request)
- Polarization dependent loss: <0.1dB
- Response time: 100 µsec (typical)
- Insertion loss: 1.5dB typical
- Return loss: >40dB Limit power: Selectable from 6dB to 17dB
Applications:
- Noise eater
- Equalizer
- Input to power-sensitive equipment
- Output of high power components
- Optically amplified networks
- Laboratory test equipment
- OEM optically amplified systems
- End user networks
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