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Document #: GP-UM-POD-001-13 

 

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POD-001 

PolaDetect

 

 

In-line high speed polarimeter 

 
 

Operation Manual 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

August 31, 2005 

 

General Photonics Corp. 

 

 

 

Ph:  (909) 590-5473 

5228 

Edison 

Ave. 

    Fax: 

(909) 

902-5536 

Chino, CA 91710 USA 

 

 

 

www.generalphotonics.com

 

 

Summary of Contents for PolaDetect POD-001

Page 1: ...D 001 13 Page 1 of 8 POD 001 PolaDetect In line high speed polarimeter Operation Manual August 31 2005 General Photonics Corp Ph 909 590 5473 5228 Edison Ave Fax 909 902 5536 Chino CA 91710 USA www generalphotonics com ...

Page 2: ...Section 1 Specifications 3 Section 2 Overview 4 Section 3 Device description 4 3 1 Optical Interface 5 3 2 Electrical Interface 5 Section 4 Operation Instructions 7 4 1 Getting started 7 4 2 Comparing the results with a polarization measurement instrument 8 ...

Page 3: ...itivity 5 µW Max Input Optical Power 5 mW Analog Dynamic Range 30 dB Analog Bandwidth 1 5 MHz Operation Wavelengths1 1550 50 nm 1310 50 nm Wavelength Dependent Loss WDL 0 15 dB across C band SOP Accuracy at Calibration Wavelengths2 1 max DOP Accuracy at Calibration Wavelengths2 2 max Operation Temperature 0 to 40 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C Damage Power 300 mW min Electrical Characteristics...

Page 4: ...uments An integrated preamplifier circuit board provides analog signals for SOP DOP calculation feedback control and computer interface Section 3 Device description General Photonics Polarimeter includes four photodetectors which output four photovoltages or photocurrents for polarization analysis The SOP and DOP of an input light signal can be readily calculated using the four photovoltages and a...

Page 5: ...r SOP oriented at 45 1 0 0 Linear SOP oriented at 45 0 1 0 Linear SOP oriented at 0 0 0 1 Right hand circular SOP 3 2 Electrical interface Two models are available POD xx xx 01 has no preamplifier circuit while POD xx xx 02 does POD xx xx 01 is for OEM customers who have mastered the art of polarization analysis and will perform their own calibrations for their power detection circuits General Pho...

Page 6: ...n assignment is listed in Table II Table II Pin 1 NC Pin 2 GND Pin 3 NC Pin 4 GND Pin 5 V4 Pin 6 GND Pin 7 V3 Pin 8 GND Pin 9 V2 Pin 10 GND Pin 11 V1 Pin 12 GND Pin 13 12V Pin 14 GND Pin 15 GND Pin 16 GND Pin 17 12V Pin 18 GND Pin 19 NC Pin 20 GND PolaDetectTM General Photonics High speed polarimeter Patent pending O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 ...

Page 7: ...t a computer or microprocessor can be used to calculate the SOP and DOP of the input light using the following formula 4 3 2 1 44 43 42 41 34 33 32 31 24 23 22 21 14 13 12 11 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 V V V V m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m V V V V M S S S So 1 0 2 3 2 2 2 1 S S S S DOP 2 where V1 V2 V3 and V4 are the photovoltages derived from the four photodetectors and M is a 4 4 calibration matrix With th...

Page 8: ...520 nm 1530 nm 1540 nm 1550 nm and 1560 nm respectively for C band operation The file name for each matrix is Matrix_xxxxnm_xxx x xxx xls where xxxxnm is the wavelength band of the device and xxx x xxx xls is the series number 4 2 Comparing the results with a polarization measurement instrument To verify the performance of General Photonics PolaDetect against a reference polarization instrument th...

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