Santec introduces ultrabroadband light source

May 25, 2004
Komaki, Japan, May 25, 2004--Santec, a manufacturer of fiber-optic components, subsystems, and optical instruments has launched a new ultra-wideband light source. The UWS-1000 is based on a newly developed fiber laser architecture and generates "supercontinuum light" with an ultra-broad optical spectrum from 1200 to 2000 nm.

Komaki, Japan, May 25, 2004--Santec, a manufacturer of fiber-optic components, subsystems, and optical instruments has launched a new ultra-wideband light source. The UWS-1000 is based on a newly developed fiber laser architecture and generates "supercontinuum light" with an ultra-broad optical spectrum from 1200 to 2000 nm.

This new product is a result of collaborative research with Professor Takushima of the University of Tokyo. This light source is designed to enable rapid evaluation of optical components used in the optical access networks field, including components for CWDM and passive optical network systems.

According to Santec, the UWS-1000 has a high spectral power density of more than -30 dBm/nm and a flatter spectral emission than conventional EDFA-based ASE light sources or LEDs. The light source has high spatial coherence and so is well-suited to achieve high resolution imaging applications such as optical coherence tomography (OCT). The light source is also expected to find applications in spectroscopy and remote sensing.

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