DiCon Announces Completion of 3 Billion Toggling Cycles by its Optical Filter

DiCon Fiberoptics has announced that the samples of its Optical Bandpass Filter have accomplished three billion toggling cycles on full tuning range. The MEMS tunable filter features fast tuning speed, small form factor, and multiple bandwidth options. The bandwidth filter is suitable for any wavelength tuning application.

The new MEMS tunable optical filter is an extended version of the company’s proven MEMS platform. The filter shows the same durability and longevity as other existing products, namely the MEMS 1xN Optical Switch, and the MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator. The tunable bandpass filter can be optimized for a 100 or 50 GHz channel plan, and it is capable of tuning within the L or C band. The filter has channel parking, as well as continuous scan capability.

The MEMS Tunable Bandpass Optical Filter can be used as a tunable demultiplexer at ROADM node, an optical spectral analyzer for measuring and testing, or an optical channel monitor for use in DWDM systems. The reliability and compact size of the filter makes it suitable for use in defense and military avionic systems.