Description
The picoWave® Controller is designed to be used in conjunction with the thermo electric cooler (TEC) equipped Micron Optics picoWave-Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FFP-I), where temperature stability is critical for wavelength reference stability.

The picoWave® Controller utilizes a linear proportional integration (PI) control feedback loop to maintain the temperature on the TEC (via thermistor feedback) to within 0.01°C of the set value.

Front panel controls are:
   • Manual or preset (factory-set) temperature control switch
   • Actual thermistor temperature or desired (set) temperature display readout switch. As there is a slight time delay between the actual and set temperatures, this feature is desirable in dynamic tuning applications.

When a TEC equipped Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometer or picoWave® component is purchased with the picoWave® Controller, Micron Optics will install the component inside the controller with FC/APC standard bulkhead fiber optic connectors at the customer's request.

Features
• Stable Temperature Control
• Simple Operation

Applications
• Wavelength Locking
• ITU Spectrum Emulation

Specifications