The A3200 is a high-speed Synchronous Scrambler. It contains a high-speed polarization controller plus microcontroller based driving circuitry. This unit can operate in various modes:
- As Synchronous Scrambler the device switches the SOP of the output signal in a (pseudo) random way. Switching of the SOP occurs within few microseconds. The SOP is stable for a predefined time until it again switches to a new SOP. During every switching operation the unit provides an electrical (TTL) trigger signal which allows synchronization of external processes. Alternatively an electrical trigger input can be used to synchronize the scrambler with external events.
- As SOP Switch the A3200 switches to a set of SOPs which allow PMD / PDL testing of optical components according to the Muller Matrix method or to the Jones-Matrix-Eigenanalysis (JME) method. The JME based measurements are in particular easily performed by using Adaptif Photonics¿ A1000 High Speed Polarization Analyzer as receiving unit (see section ¿Application Examples¿ in this data sheet).
- As traditional Scrambler the A3200 varies the output SOP in a completely random / pseudo random way. The unit does not contain any moving parts and therefore is robust and withstands even rough environmental conditions.
All abovementioned applications of the A3200 are supported by Adaptif Photonics¿ polarizationNAVIGATORTM PC based application software which comes along with this instrument.
Product Highlights:
- High-Speed Operation
- Covers S-, C- and L-band plus 1.3µm window
- Compact size
- Standalone Operation
- Robust, no moving parts
- PC Software: polarizationNAVIGATORTM
Applications:
- Recirculating Loop Experiments: Loop-synchronous polarization scrambling
- System Test: Polarization Sensitivity Analysis on Link / Transmission Quality
- Component Test: Measurement of PMD / PDL characteristics of optical components
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