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Planar Lightwave Circuit

A planar lightwave circuit available in port configurations such as 1×4, 1x6, 1x8, 1x16, 1x32, 1x64, 2x4, 2x8, 2x16 and 2x32 operating at dual bandpass 1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm with 100 nm bandwidth at each bandpass.

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Product description

A planar lightwave circuit available in port configurations such as 1×4, 1x6, 1x8, 1x16, 1x32, 1x64, 2x4, 2x8, 2x16 and 2x32 operating at dual bandpass 1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm with 100 nm bandwidth at each bandpass. G&H manufactures PLC components fully in-house in a clean room environment, through an ion-exchange-based process providing superior dependability and great performance. Our high quality planar splitters/couplers offer low insertion loss, ultra-low polarization dependent loss (PDL) and excellent uniformity.

Key features

  • Very low optical insertion loss
  • Superior optical uniformity
  • Low optical back reflection
  • Highly reliable and compact packaging

Specifications

1xN Specification
A-GRADE
Optical data1x41x61x81x101x121x161x241x321x64
Wavelength1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm1260-1360 nm/1480-1580 nm
Maximum insertion loss7.3 dB9.1 dB10.5 dB11.6 dB12.4 dB13.8 dB15.5 dB17.1 dB20.5 dB
Uniformity0.5 dB0.7 dB0.8 dB0.9 dB1 dB1 dB1.2 dB1.3 dB2 dB
S-GRADE
Optical data1x41x61x81x101x121x161x241x321x64
Wavelength1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm
Maximum insertion loss7.5 dB9.4 dB10.9 dB11.9 dB12.9 dB14 dB15.9 dB17.5 dB21 dB
Uniformity0.6 dB0.8 dB1 dB1 dB1.1 dB1.1 dB1.5 dB1.5 dB2.5 dB
U-GRADE
Optical data1x41x61x81x101x121x161x241x321x64
Wavelength1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm1260–1360 nm / 1480–1580 nm
Maximum insertion loss8 dB9.8 dB11.4 dB12.4 dB13.4 dB14.5 dB16.4 dB18.5 dB22 dB
Uniformity0.8 dB1 dB1.2 dB1.2 dB1.4 dB1.4 dB1.7 dB1.7 dB3 dB
PDL<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB<0.2 dB
Return loss>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB
Directivity>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB>55 dB
Fiber typeSMFSMFSMFSMFSMFSMFSMFSMFSMF
Storage/operating temperature-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C-40°C to +85°C
Packing dimensions67x7.5x5.6 mm 70x10x5.6 mm 70x13x5.6 mm67x7.5x5.6 mm 70x10x5.6 mm 70x13x5.6 mm67x7.5x5.6 mm 70x10x5.6 mm 70x13x5.6 mm67x7.5x5.6 mm 70x10x5.6 mm 70x13x5.6 mm70x13x5.6 mm70x13x5.6 mm70x13x5.6 mm70x13x5.6 mm70x13x5.6 mm

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