1550 nm Motorized Variable Optical Delay Line
Motorized Variable Optical Delay Line provides precision optical path length adjustment of up to 500 ps. Driven by a stepping motor, the MDL has a delay resolution about 10 μm (34 fs). In addition, its advanced motion design guarantees longevity for long-term continuous operation. Low insertion loss and high reliability make this device ideal for integration in optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems, network equipment and test instruments for precision optical path length control or timing alignment.
Specification Snapshot
Center Wavelength λc
1550 nm
Operating Temperature
0 to +40 ℃
Storage Temperature
-20 to +60 ℃
Dimensions [Specifications Text Line]
60 mm × 150 mm × 23 mm
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Overview
Motorized Variable Optical Delay Line provides precision optical path length adjustment of up to 500 ps. Driven by a stepping motor, the MDL has a delay resolution about 10 μm (34 fs). In addition, its advanced motion design guarantees longevity for long-term continuous operation. Low insertion loss and high reliability make this device ideal for integration in optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems, network equipment and test instruments for precision optical path length control or timing alignment.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Center Wavelength λc | 1550 nm |
| Operation Wavelength | λc ± 40 |
| Optical Delay Range [Continuous] | 0–500 ps |
| Zero Point Delay Offset [Absolute delay at 0 ps setting measured to the edge of the enclosure (excluding caps, boots, and pigtails)] | ~440 ps |
| Max. Insertion Loss [Measured at center waterength; every additional connector: IL + 0.5 dB, RL-5 dB, ER-2 dB] | 1.2 dB |
| Max. Insertion Loss Variation | 0.5 dB |
| Max. Polarization Dependent Loss | 0.1 dB |
| Min. Extinction Ratio [PM Model; Measured at center waterength; every additional connector: IL + 0.5 dB, RL-5 dB, ER-2 dB] | 18 dB |
| Min. Return Loss [Measured at center waterength; every additional connector: IL + 0.5 dB, RL-5 dB, ER-2 dB] | 50 dB |
| Max. Optical Power Handling [Continuous Wave] | 300 mW |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to +40 ℃ |
| Storage Temperature | -20 to +60 ℃ |
| Fiber Type | Singlemode or PM Panda Fiber |
| Optical Delay Resolution | 10 μm or 34 fs per Encoder Count |
| Electrical Interface | 2-phase stepper motor drive signal; 2 sensor connections |
| Dimensions [Specifications Text Line] | 60 mm × 150 mm × 23 mm |
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Zhuhai AFR Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "AFR") was founded in 2000 and is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in fiber optic components and chip integration. The senior management team is composed of top international talents in the fields of lasers, chips, and optical communications. The company's products are used in AI data centers, fiber optic communications, fiber lasers, autonomous driving, fiber optic sensing, medical equipment, scientific research, and other fields, and are widely sold to more than 40 countries and regions including Europe, America, and Japan.
In 2017, AFR was listed on the ChiNext (stock code: 300620) and is one of the few suppliers of core components for submarine long-haul optical networks in the world. It has established innovation platforms such as the "National Enterprise Technology Center", "Guangdong Provincial Optoelectronic Device Engineering Technology Research Center", "Guangdong Provincial Academician Expert Enterprise Workstation", and "Postdoctoral Research Workstation".
The company currently has thousands of sets of high-end production and processing equipment and a site area of over 130,000 square meters. AFR is headquartered in Zhuhai and currently has 6 wholly-owned subsidiaries: Milan AFR, Thailand AFR, Wuhan AFR, Hong Kong AFR, Jiahua Weijie, and Guangchen Technology, and 1 holding subsidiary: Baian Optoelectronics.
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