New high-power fibre optic transmitter for challenging environments

10-02-2020 | OMC | Subs & Systems

OMC offers a broad product range of fibre optic, backlighting and LED components that are widely used across multiple markets worldwide.

The company’s latest product is the hermetically-sealed FDE851HLBF infra-red transmitter diode. Created for usage in applications where long-term reliability is crucial, this 850nm emitter offers a hermetically sealed, TO-can body with glass optical window to better protect the device internals from atmospheric conditions. The device provides fast rise/fall times enabling high-speed operation in the tens of MHz and comprises integral micro-optics to couple light efficiently into multimode glass optical fibres as small as 50µm, producing a typical launch power of 30µW at 100mA into 50/125 fibre.

The hermetically sealed housing of the device eliminates air from the operational environment so that it cannot reach the internal components.

Southern Manufacturing and Electronics 2020, Farnborough International, 11 – 13 February, Stand J100.

By Natasha Shek