Description

The Micron Optics Fiber Fabry-Perot Tunable Filter (FFP-TF) is a specialized filter based on the all-fiber Fabry-Perot etalon technology. The FFP-TF passes wavelengths that match the cavity (etalon) resonance; all other wavelengths are attenuated according to the Airy function.

The key to the elegant design of the FFP-TF is the lensless fiber construction. There are no collimating optics or lenses, thus the FFP-TF achieves high finesse and maintains a low loss and transmission profile. Micron Optics has eliminated the pitfalls of other Fabry-Perot component technologies, including misalignment, environmental sensitivity, and extraneous modes.

The all-fiber FFP tunable filter follows the Airy function so closely that engineers can design it into their opto-electronic systems with a high degree of confidence that it will provide results very close to the theoretical mathematical model. Low loss, high isolation, and accurate power or wavelength measurements are just a few of the characteristics resulting from an ideal Airy function.

• Customizable characteristics:
  

  • Free Spectral Range (FSR) from 10 GHz to 45,000 GHz
    

  • Finesse (nominal) standard values from 5 to 10,000
    

  • Center Wavelength (spectral range) standard values from 800 nm to 1550 nm
    

• All-fiber platform
  

• High resolution, low loss
  

• High reliability, field-proven design
  

• Excellent thermal & long-term
  

• Compact for OEM applications

Applications

• Tunable Sources
  

• Spectrum Analysis
  

• Noise Filtering
  

• Optical Sensing