Optical Switches
The industry’s best performance and cost-effective fiber optical switches for all application scenarios.
We lead the market by providing the lowest loss (0.2dB), fastest (10ns), highest reliability (space qual), and widest wavelength (300-2400nm) fiber optical switches of all fiber types. Perfected over 25 years, we manufacture components, OEM modules, and turnkey systems with all control interfaces. Custom solutions and made-in-the-USA are our specialty. Below is a table of our switch key feature categories to guide the selection.
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| Type/Technology | Broadband 300-4000nm |
Fast 0.5ms |
Fast 5µs |
Ultra-Fast 10-100ns |
High Power up to 20W |
High On/Off up to 70dB |
Ultra-Low Loss <0.3dB |
Large Core up to ø1mm |
Interferometry |
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Fiber Optical Switch System – Turn-Key Solutions
user friendly graphical interface control,
MxN matrix, all fiber types, up to 320 ports, ms to ns switching
Ethernet, USB, RS232, TTL, Touch Screen
quantum, networks, sensor, security, auto-test
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MEMS Fiber Optical Switches
5 ms rise/fall, longlife, latching, low cost, compact
70 dB on/off, 0.5W optical power handling
1x2, 1xN, NxM, N/M up to 164$125+
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Broad Spectral No Gap Optical Switches – Fiber-Fiber™
400-2400nm, no signal distortion, 0.2dB loss, 0.5ms rise/fall, fiber core size 3 to 1000mm
70 dB on/off isolation, vibration insensitive, low cost
1x1, 1x2, 1xN, NxM, N/M up to 250$322+
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Ultra-High-Speed Fiber Optical Switches – NanoSpeed™
10-100 ns rise/fall, up to 1MHz repetition, 1dB loss, up to 50dB on/off,
mill/space qualified high reliability, vibration insensitive, up to 10W
1x1, 1x2, 1xN, NxM, N/M up to 16$1150+
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High-Speed Fiber Optical Switches – CrystaLatch™
<10µs rise/fall, kHz repetition, latching, mill/space qualified high reliability
10W optical power handling, vibration insensitive
1x1, 1x2, 1xN, NxM, N/M up to 16$345+
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Prism Fiber Optical Switches – LightBend™
5ms rise/fall, low cost, bypass protection
30W optical power handling
1x1, 1x2, 1xN, NxM, N/M up to 16$49+
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Optical Switch Modules/Kits – Switch Integrated with a Driver
Easy to use or OEM integration.
Pushbutton/TTL/USB/RS232, Custom Interface$817+
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Switch Drivers
USB, RS232, TTL, Pushbutton, and power supply included
$458+