Conoptics, Inc. Datasheets for Optical Isolators

Optical isolators are optical devices that allow light to be transmitted in only one direction. They are most often used to prevent any light from reflecting back down the fiber, as this light would enter the source and cause feedback problems.
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Certain lasers (e.g. diode lasers) are highly susceptible to the disturbing influences of back reflections and the -30 to -40dB isolation provided by Models 711A through 715 is inadequate. The...
Conoptics manufactures a family of modular Faraday rotators and interchangeable accessories which can be combined to perform various isolation functions. A basic optical isolator is shown in Figure 1. Light...
The Model 715-I is designed to work with unpolarized or randomly polarized lasers. The product replaces the conventional Glan polarizer's with calcite displacers at the input and output of the...