MPC-202 Polarization Controller

AMS item number: SW11270

980-1620 nm; SOP Change Rate >360 krad/s; IL 50 dB General Photonics’ MPC-202 advanced... more

Product information "MPC-202 Polarization Controller"

980-1620 nm; SOP Change Rate >360 krad/s; IL <0.6 dB; PDL <0.1 dB; PMD <0.2 ps; AL <0.1 dB; RL >50 dB

General Photonics’ MPC-202 advanced multifunction polarization controller is specially designed to meet the requirements of coherent receiver performance tests.

MPC-202 combines General Photonics’ award winning PolaRite™ II/III polarization controller with proprietary polarization control algorithms to achieve a wide range of polarization control functionalities, including high-speed quasi-uniform rate polarization scrambling, random-rate polarization scrambling with Rayleigh rate distribution, discrete-state polarization scrambling with high slew rate, sine, square, and triangle-wave SOP (state of polarization) modulation, and manual polarization control functions.

In particular, the “Tornado” quasi-uniform rate polarization scrambling function can achieve a high SOP scrambling rate of up to 60,000 revolutions/s (more than 360 krad/s) with a narrow rate distribution clustered around the highest rate.

In short, the MPC-202 is an ideal tool for production or laboratory testing of polarization related functions and parameters, including passive/active component characterization, performance tests of fiber optic interferometers, sensor systems, RF photonics systems, etc. The quasi-uniform rate high-speed scrambling function is particularly useful for SOP tracking speed testing of coherent receivers, and the square wave SOP modulation function is ideal for SOP recovery time tests.

Key Features:

Quasi-uniform Rate SOP (State of Polarization) Scrambling
SOP Change Rate: >360 krad/s
Scrambling With Rayleigh Rate Distribution
Discrete SOP Scrambling
SOP Modulation
Operating Wavelength Range: 1260 to 1620 nm, 980 to 1310 nm
Tornado Polarization Scrambling: 0.00 to 60,000 Revolutions/s
Mean Rayleigh Rate Distribution Polarization Scrambling: 0.00 to 2,000 rad/s
Triangle Polarization Scrambling: 0.00 to 2,000 x 2π rad/s
Discrete Random States Polarization Scrambling: 0.00 to 20,000 points/s
Manual Polarization Control: 4 Channels, 0 to 4π Each Channel
Low Insertion Loss (IL): <0.6 dB With Connectors
Low Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL): <0.1 dB With Connectors
Low Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD): <0.2 ps With Connectors
Low Activation Loss (AL): <0.1 dB With Connectors
Return Loss: >50 dB With Connectors
Optical Power Handling: 1,000 mW
Bright OLED Display

Applications: Laboratory Testing of Polarization-related Parameters; Performance Tests of Fiber Optic Interferometers and Systems; SOP Tracking Speed Testing of Coherent Receivers