In addition to the telecommunications industry, fiber optic switches are being used increasingly in optical metrology and sensor technology  LASER COMPONENTS optical switches are based on a micro-mechanical/micro-optical design. This design guarantees high flexibility for many different applications, high long-term stability and excellent optical properties. The response times are ≤ 2 ms, and a lifetime of > 108 switching cycles is guaranteed. The switch is offered as a standard SM for 1260 – 1650 nm, as a Short Wavelength for 400 – 690 nm or 700 – 1100 nm and as a PM Version for polarization maintaining fibers. Insertion loss typically ranges between 0.7dB and 1.0dB, depending on the version. For the standard SM switch, for example, the high precision of the switch units achieves a repetition accuracy of 0.005dB.

New in our product range are the MM switches. These are available for fibers with a core diameter of 50 µm, 62.5 µm, 100 µm and 200 µm. All switches are available in 1x2, 1x4, and 2x2 designs. SM and PM Switches are also available in 1x8 und 1x12 versions.

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