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INSTRUMENTS SPECIAL POLARIZATION ACCESSORIES COMPONENTS APPLICATION FAQS GUIDE TIMING/DELAY MANAGEMENT MODULES POLARIZATION MANAGEMENT MODULES - 26- General Photonics Corporation 909.590.5473 http://www.generalphotonics.com Notes: 1. Other options available. Contact General Photonics for details. 2. Stability specs listed apply to standard configuration with neutral DOP at an output larger than 80% of the maximum output power or driving current. Other options, such as low DOP, high DOP or high PER, may degrade stability. 3. High PER options for PER up to 45 dB are available. 4. Standard configuration is FC/APC. The SLD-101S is a highly stable superluminescent light source designed specifically for OCT, sensor and test & measurement applications. During operation, both the current and temperature are accurately controlled for superb power and spectral stabilities. The output power and diode temperature are stabilized to 0.02 dB and 0.05°C respectively. The light source has three operation modes: constant current, constant power, and modulated power. The modulation can be either external or internal, with different waveforms (sine or square) and different speeds (up to 100 kHz). One unique feature is that users can select either low or high degree of polarization (DOP) options for specific applications. Other user-selectable options include output fiber type (SM or PM), center wavelength (from 750 nm to 1600 nm), spectral width (20 to 80 nm), and output power. Finally, the SLD-101S comes with USB, RS- 232, Ethernet, and GPIB communication ports for easy, flexible interface with computers and other instruments. It is an ideal source for OCT, fiber sensors, fiber gyros, PM patch cord extinction ratio (ER) measurement, and general-purpose test and measurement. Preliminary Specifications: Operating Wavelengths 750, 800, 830, 850, 1270, 1300, 1400, 1480,1550, 1600 nm, user selectable Output Power1 0.2 mW ~ 20 mW, user selectable Spectral Width1 20 nm ~ 80 nm, user selectable Short term Optical Power Stability2 Long Term Stability ± 0.02 dB over one hour ± 0.05 dB over 8 hours DOP Low DOP option: 95% Neutral: no specific DOP requirement PER3 > 18 dB for PM output option with high DOP Temperature stability 0.05 °C Temperature Setting Range 10 ~ 40 °C Internal Modulation Waveforms & Speed Sine: 0 - 200 Hz Square: 0 - 2 kHz External Modulation Speed DC to 100 kHz External Modulation Connector BNC Display 2-line by 20 character LCD display Connector Type4 FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50 °C Storage Temperature - 20 ~ 65 °C Communication Interface USB, RS-232, Ethernet, GPIB Electrical Power Supply 100 - 120 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz or 200 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz Dimensions 2U 19” half rack width 14” (L) x 8.5” (W) x 3.5” (H) Features: . Extremely power stable . Extremely temperature stable . Internal and external modulation options . Wide center wavelength selections . Wide spectral width selections . Low and high DOP options Applications: . Optical coherence tomography (OCT) . Fiber sensors . Fiber gyros . Test and measurement . Component and system QA . R&D Ordering Information: SLD —101S — — — — DOP option: 1 = low DOP 2 = high DOP 3 = neutral Wavelength: See 1st line of specs for choices Output fiber type: SM PM Connector Type: FC/PC, FC/APC SC/PC, SC/APC Note: Please specify power supply type when ordering. Tech Info: p. 152 Accessories: NoTailTM Coupler p. 72 NoTailTM Isolator p. 79 NoTailTM Polarizer p. 78 High ER polarizer (ER=35 to 50dB) with long PM pigtails available. Contact General Photonics for details. Superluminescent Diode Light Source I N S T R U M E N T S