LightBend 1x1 1x2 PM Optical Switch

The LB series 1x2 PM fiber optic switch is a polarization-maintaining fiber switch, which connects optical channels by directing or blocking an incoming optical signal into the output fiber. This is achieved using a patent pending opto-machnical configuration and achieved via an electrical control signal. A latching version preserves the selected optical path after the drive signal has been removed, while the nonlatching version defaults to either the open or close state when power is removed. The switches integrated electrical position sensors. The new material-based advanced design significantly reduces moving part position sensitivity, offering unprecedented high stability as well as an unmatched low cost. Electronic driver is available for this series of switches. The switch is bidirectional.

Key Features

• Low Optical Distortions
• High Isolation
• High Reliability
• Fail-Safe Latching

Epoxy-Free Optical Path

Primary Applications

• Fault Protection
• Channel Add/Drop
• Channel Switching
• Instrumentation