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The General Photonics PSY-101 is a turn-key instrument that can generate and maintain any desired state of polarization (SOP), regardless of the input SOP. It combines General Photonics’ patented polarization controller, in-line polarimeter, and control algorithm into an instrument that functions as both a deterministic polarization state generator and a polarization analyzer. It can scan through 6 distinct SOPs (0°, 90°, ±45°, RHC and LHC) sequentially with user defined speed for Mueller matrix calculations, or select any of the 6 states with the touch of a button. It also functions as a polarization scrambler, generating random SOP scans with user-defined scanning speed. Specifications; Operating Wavelength Range: 1550 ± 50 nm. Insertion Loss: 1.2 dB typical. SOP tracking accuracy: 0.5º. SOP tracking time (trace mode): 3 ms/degree. SOP measurement accuracy: ± 1%. Target SOP resolution: 0.1º. DOP accuracy: ± 2%. Input Stokes parameter resolution: 0.01. Optical power accuracy: ± 0.25 dB. Return loss: 55 dB. PDL: <0.25 dB. PMD: <0.1 ps. Operating power range: -15 dBm to 10 dBm. Optical power damage threshold: 300 mW. Communication Interfaces: RS-232, USB, Ethernet, GPIB.
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