Optical Switches
- SM, Multi-Mode, Polarization Maintaining (PM)
- All Types: MEMS, Magneto-Optic, Electro-Optic, Optomechanical
- Ultra-Low Loss (0.2dB)
- All Wavelengths (200nm to 3000nm)
- All Fiber Types (3 μm to 900 μm core, double cladding)
- Ultra-High-Speed (5ns rise/fall, MHz)
- High Optical Power ( up to 20W CW)
- Wide Operation Temperature (-40Co to 85Co)
- Vacuum Compatible
- Ultra-High Reliability (space, mill-spec qualifiable)
- Smallest Size
- Vibration Insensitive
- Competitive Price
- Turn-Key Modules and Customer Solutions
- Large Core (up to 1mm ф)
- Bidirectional
We produce optic switches for all application scenarios in volume, leading the market in performance and cost. Perfected over 20 years, we offer the fastest, the smallest, the most reliable, and the lowest loss, switches in the industry. Our switches have some state-of-the-art attributes: nearly lossless, 300-2000nm ultra-broadband, single-mode core as small as 3 μm and multimode core as large as 1mm, 10ns fast switching, 20W high power handling, larger than 75dB isolation, over 26dB polarization extinction, vibration insensitive, vacuum compatible. Many of them have passed space/aerospace qualification by customers. Moreover, we provide custom solutions with in-house micro-assembly and MEMS wafer fabrication. The table below guides optic switch selection according to the main application requirement. All switches can be delivered in PM fibers and high-power versions with cost-effective driving electronics and user-friendly GUI control software, as well as in a turn-key net-ready box. Photonwares also design/produce integrated modules/systems with customized functions.
Fiber Optical Switch Selection Guide by Applications | ||
Test/Measurement (high repeatability, low loss, broadband) | Fiber-Fiber™ | MEMSLatch™ |
Spectroscopy (large core fiber, 300 to 3000 nm, 1xN) | Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Protection/Bypass (dual, quad, 850 to 1600 nm) |
LightBend™ | Fiber-Fiber™ |
Fast Switch (5 µs latching, 1310 and 1550nm) |
CrystaLatch™ | NanoSpeed™ |
Ultra-Fast (10ns, 550 to 2500nm) |
NanoSpeed™ | |
Space Qualified |
CrystaLatch™ | NanoSpeed™ |
Mini Size (world smallest 1×2, 2×2) | MEMSLatch™ | |
Matrix NxM (up to 32×32, latching) | MEMSLatch™ | CrystaLatch™ |
Ultra-Low Loss (<0.2dB, 300 to 2500nm) |
Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Ultra-Broad Wavelength (0.3 ~ 3μm, 0.2dB loss) |
Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Large Core Fiber up to 1mm Φ |
Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Short Wavelengths (0.3 to 700nm) | Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Low Coherent Lights (non-gap) | Fiber-Fiber™ | |
Polarization Switch (fast, reliable) |
NanoSpeed™ | CrystaLatch™ |
Non-Mechanical |
NanoSpeed™ | CrystaLatch™ |
MEMS Technology |
Fiber-Fiber™ | MEMSLatch™ |
Magneto-Optic Technology |
CrystaLatch™ | |
Electro-Optic Technology |
NanoSpeed™ | |
High Attenuation >60dB | Fiber-Fiber™ | MEMSLatch™ |
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Fiber Optical Switch Modules/Systems
turn-key solutions with graphical interface, net-ready
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Optical Switch Kits
Ready to use. Easy to integrate. Interfaces include Pushbutton/TTL/USB. Highly cost-effective. (1x1,1x2,2x2,1x4,1x6,1x6,1x12)
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MEMS Fiber Optical Switches
Long life, latching, low Cost, compact (1x1,1x2,2x2,1x4,1x6,1x6,1x12)
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Lossless Broadband Fiber Optical Switches –Fiber-Fiber™
300-4000nm, ultra-low loss, all fiber types, vibration insensitive (1x1,1x2,2x2,1x4,1x8,1x16, 1x32, 1x300)
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High-Speed Fiber Optical Switches - NanoSpeed™
8 ns rise/fall, 3MHz modulation, 1dB loss, polarization-insensitive, high reliability (1x1,1x2,2x2,1x4,1x6, 2x6, 4x4)
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Non-Mechanical Fiber Optical Switches - CrystaLatch™
µs rise/fall, kHz repetition, latching, mill/space qualified high reliability (1x1,1x2, 2x2,1x4,1x6, 2x6, 4x4)
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Fiber Optical Prism Switches - LightBend™
low loss, low cost, 2x2 bypass protection (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 1x4,1x6, 2x6, 4x4)
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Switch Drivers
USB, RS232, TTL, Pushbutton, power supply included