High Bandwidth, Low-Cost Optical Power Meters
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Compact, Affordable Optical Power Meters for Photonics Alignment Provide High Bandwidth
PI introduces two new optical power meters for automated photonics alignment applications.
The F-712.IRP1 and its two channel sibling, the F-712.IRP2, convert optical signals in the 600nm to 1700nm range with optical power from 230 picowatts to 1.3 milliwatts into an analog output voltage of 0.1V - 1.6V. In order to be useful for fast optical alignment systems (https://www.pi-usa.us/en/products/photonics-alignment-solutions,) the output signal conversion is logarithmic and optical power changes can be detected and converted with a bandwidth of 6kHz.
Features & Advantages
The logarithmic output scaling is very important for fast scans and gradient search algorithms, because the signal strength can fluctuate by several orders of magnitude within a few milliseconds, considering the minute dimensions of modern fiber optical components, such as waveguides and arrays. The broad optical range from 600nm to 1700nm allows for usability in both the visible and infrared range without switching.
The broad optical range from 600nm to 1700nm allows for usability in both the visible and infrared range without switching.
A clever design of the optical input connector / socket interface eliminates the influence of the position of the optical fiber in the connector on the optical signal.
Next to the affordability of the new power meters, the compact size of the single channel version (roughly only 4x3x2 inches) is another advantage.
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About PI
PI is a leading manufacturer of air bearing stages, piezoelectric solutions, precision motion control equipment, and hexapod parallel-kinematics for semiconductor applications, photonics, bio-nano-technology and medical engineering. PI has been developing and manufacturing standard & custom precision products with piezoceramic and electromagnetic drives for 4 decades. The company has been ISO 9001 certified since 1994 and provides innovative, high-quality solutions for OEM and research. The PI group employs more than 1,000 people worldwide in 15 subsidiaries and R&D / engineering centers on 3 continents.
