AeroDIODE SOM High-speed Fiber Modulator/Shutter

Introduction

Key features

• Lossless device
• High dynamic range : >48 dB
• Very low noise and stable signals
• High speed : down to 500 ps rise/fall time
• User design temporal pulse shape (SOM-Shape only)
• High extinction ratio : >50 dB
• No wavelength evolution along the pulse duration: SOM maintain the narrow optical linewidth of an input CW signal while producing very short pulses.

Applications

This high speed driver can be used for laser seeding, LIDAR or 1D-3D-sensing testing, VCSEL evaluation, Fiber lasers etc.

GUI & Libraries

The GUI software lets the user have total control of all module functions. It includes several libraries for software integration (LabVIEW VIs, DLLs, Hexa etc.)

This fiber optic modulator works alone or in series with other products in our range like:

See AeroDIODE detailed Tutorials on:

• High speed fiber modulation: Fiber modulator basics
• Fiber lasers: Fiber laser basics
• Fiber coupled laser diode: Fiber-coupled laser diode basics

SOM is an alternative to Acousto Optics Modulators or Electro Optics Modulators (for example iXBlue).

AeroDIODE products leverage proprietary, cutting edge technology which has been under development in the ALPhANOV technology center for over 12 years. AeroDIODE  is a member of EPIC European industry association and “Route des Lasers” cluster.