iXblue – Optical Filters
DWDM Mux /Demux
MICS product line offers the most complete range of DWDM Mux/Demux (6,25GHz to 400GHz spacing). TMICS is a spacing and frequency DWDM Mux/Demux.
Thanks to its flexible bulk grating technology, iXblue offers the most complete DWDM mux/demux product range.
Since 1998, MICS product is deployed on the field by system vendors, for metro, long haul and submarine networks.
iXblue has developed a benchtop tunable MUX/DEMUX. By tuning the spacing and the optical frequency, the user has access to complete grid modularity.
iXblue also offers MUX/DEMUX based on TFF in mini-size packages.
Highlights – Benefits & Features
- up to 48 channels
- Any spacing from 6.25 Ghz till 400 Ghz
- S+C+L+U band (1460nm to 1675nm) or around 1310nm
- Flat top shape or specific shape option
- PM option
- Qualified to TELCORDIA 1209 and TELCORDIA 1221.
Download – MICS Datasheet
Gain Flattening Filters
FBG, DFB & Photosensitive Fibers
Fast prototyping made possible by our highly flexible production lines. The FBG technology achieves low systematic errors leading to stochastic accumulation of the error function in cascading GFFs.
iXtra technology based on chirped and slanted FBG written on our specialty fiber pushes the limits of flattening by achieving a very low ripple and a high return loss.
Highlights – Benefits & Features
- Customized filter profile in the C, L and S bands
- Tight compensation of gain fluctuations
- Low excess loss
- Low magnitude ripple (down to 0.02 dBpp) with iXtra technology
- Dissipative filtering with iXtra technology
- Low systematic errors
- Weak PDL and PMD
- PM fiber available
- Fulfill Telcordia GR-1209 or GR-1221 requirements
- Custom design on request
- Athermal or non-athermal package, recoat
Advantages
- WDM in optical fiber communication (Long-haul, Metro)
- Clean-up filtering
- ASE source flattening, spectral shaping
- Raman amplifier
Products
Product | Specification | Datasheet | |
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IXC-GFF | With or without athermal package Fiber type: SMF, CMF, PM15 or other Operating band: C, L or C+L< 4 dB IL | More info |
Ultra-Narrow Bandwidth Filters
FBG, DFB & Photosensitive Fibers
Our narrow bandwidth transmission filter IXC-FBG-PS can be used as a narrow band transmission filter in telecom as well as in sensing applications. This product can also be used as a cavities of distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser.
Highlights – Benefits & Features
- Very narrowband transmission filter lower than 1 GHz bandwidth
- Low insertion loss at resonant peak
- Tailored transmission by changing the location and amount of phase shift
- High temperature stability within a 1 pm/°C
- Tunability +/- 100 pm
Applications
- Telecom wavelengths demultiplexing
- Filtering
- High resolution sensing (temperature, strain, ultrasonic waves)
Products
Product | Specification | Datasheet | |
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COMPONENTS | |||
IXC-FBG-PS | < 1 GHz (0.5 typ) FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-1550-1-ATH-PM-C | 1550 nm 1 GHz FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-795-1-PM-FA | 795nm 1 GHz FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-810-3-PM-FA | 810 nm < 3 GHz FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-1054-2-PM-FA | 1054 nm < 2 GHz FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-1064-2-PM-FA | 1064 nm < 2 GHz FWHM | More info | |
IXC-FBG-PS-1112-2-PM-FA | 1112 nm < 2 GHz FWHM | More info | |
MODULE | |||
IXC-FBG-PS-M | 1 to 4 GHz FWHM > 25 dB Optical Rejection Ratio @ 10 Ghz < 4 dB IL | More info |
Rad Hard FBG
FBG, DFB & Photosensitive Fibers
Our radiation Hardened Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) are ideal for diagnostic or wavelength selection devices in harsh radiative environments. These FBGs are written on a specially designed radiation-hardened optical fiber minimizing end-of-life losses. Our specific FBG manufacturing process ensures spectral response stability againt the effects of combined radiations (X-, γ-rays, neutrons, protons) and high temperature.
Our technology is field proven up to MGy level and 350°C. These FBG are also suitable for space mission (63 MeV protons) and nuclear reactor (~5∙1019 n/cm2).
Highlights – Benefits & Features
- Based on proprietary iXblue low Radiation Induced Attenuation fiber: 150 dB/km up to 10 MGy (γ-dose) at high dose rate
- Stabilized Optical response in harsh environement thanks to Dedicated FBG manufacturing process : suppression of radiation wavelength shift
- Field tested: temperature sensing with 1°C accuracy up to MGy level and up to 350°C obtained using IXC-FBG-RAD components
Applications
- Discrete point sensing, FBG-based mirror
- Strain sensors and wavelength selective mirrors for harsh environments
- FBG suitable for Tokamak environment
- Nuclear environment
- High energy physics
- Space