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3. Product overview
Description
Intended for free space optical communication, the TILBA-R is
an optical device designed to improve the reliability of the optical
link at reception in the presence of atmospheric turbulence or
pointing errors.
TILBA-R is a Multi-Plane Light-Conversion (MPLC) based
spatial demultiplexer that decomposes a beam wave-front
profile into a limited number of spatial modes. The modes are
collected and sent to a single-mode fiber.
Operating instructions
The TILBA-R demultiplexer is ready for use.
1.
Connect your input signal single-mode fibers to the
corresponding LC connector.
2.
Verify the properties of the TILBA-R with the alignment
procedure. The properties should match the performance
report.
Example of intensity profile of Hermite-Gaussian modes.
The below specifications are for a typical TILBA-R device and
may vary for each specific purchase order.
Specifications
TILBA-R RECEIVER OPTICAL PARAMETERS
PARAMETERS
TYPICAL VALUE AT 20°C
COMMENTS
Number of spatial mode diversity
Between 6 and 15
Up to 45 modes
Wavelength of operation
C-band
Other wavelenghts available
Signal output fiber
SMF -28e+ or polarization maintaining
SMF
PM fibers require free space input
Signal input
Standard 50/125 MMF (OM2)
Other fibers available
Free space input
Collimated free space
Insertion loss
<3 dB
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