In a fiber optic system, connectors and optical devices on the output of the transmitter may cause reflection, absorption, or scattering of the optical signal. These effects may cause light energy to be reflected back at the source and interfere with source operation. In order to reduce the effects of interference, you may need an optical […]
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Passive Optical Components – Optical Circulator
Introduction Optical Circulators are microoptic devices and can be made with any number of ports but 3 and 4 port versions are most common. Also, it is common to build an asymmetric version where the last port does not circulate around to the first. While this saves some cost this is not the most important […]
Advanced Optical Components – Optical Isolator
Connectors and other types of optical devices on the output of the transmitter may cause reflection, absorption, or scattering of the optical signal. These effects on the light beam may cause light energy to be reflected back at the source and interfere with source operation. To reduce the effects of the interference, an Optical Isolator […]