Santec Holdings Corporation products

Santec's TSL-570 is a high-performance tunable laser that leverages over three decades of experience in laser manufacturing. It features a wide tuning range, high output power, and an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, making it ideal for various photonics applications, including optical component characterization, photonic integrated circuit testing, quantum photonics, spectroscopy, and sensors. The TSL-570 uses a novel optical cavity design with precise speed control up to 200 nm/s and sub-picometer resolution. It includes a user-friendly touch panel display and supports remote control via Ethernet, GPIB, and USB interfaces. Additionally, it offers Wake-on-LAN functionality for remote installations. The laser covers a wavelength range from 1240 to 1680 nm with output powers up to 20 mW. Its sealed cavity ensures mode-hop-free, stable output and features ultra-low spontaneous source emission with 90 dB/0.1 nm. The TSL-570 integrates seamlessly with Santec's power meters, switches, and polarization controllers, providing a comprehensive solution for wavelength and polarization-dependent loss measurements.

The OTF-980 is a versatile programmable optical tunable filter designed for precise control over center wavelength and bandwidth, specifically for applications in the C and L bands. The filter features a novel combination of free-space optics and an ultra-fine tuning mechanism, ensuring accurate filter control with a flat-top passband shape. Available in three versions, the ultrafine-plus model offers the steepest filter slope of 1000 dB/nm. An integrated power meter at the output supports an automatic peak search function. The device includes multiple control interfaces such as GPIB, Ethernet, and USB, and supports remote operation using the industry-standard SCPI command set. Control can also be managed via a front panel touchscreen. This product is well-suited for various optical applications requiring fine-tuned spectral filtering.

SLM-310-G with significantly improved higher input power durable up to 500 W at 515 nm (green light). This product combines santec LCOS technology with a highly durable specialty liquid crystal and a proprietary water-cooling design to dissipate heat generation for maximum performance. The SLM-310-G water-cooling LCOS based SLM utilizes a (V)15.36mm x (H)9.6mm, small diagonal 0.72 inch LCOS panel size with a pixel resolution of WUGA (1920 x 1200) 2.3 Mega-pixels, and It has a superior 10 bit (1024 gray level) phase resolution exceeding the standard commercially available 8 bit (256 gray level). Using green lasers has a significant advantage over near-infrared lasers for laser processing because of excellent absorption of green light in numerous metals. Using high power durable SLMs at 515 nm enables new complex processes such as software programmable dynamic beam shaping, beam direction correction and multiple beam splitting and focusing using computer-generated holograms, which can not be achieved using current laser processing methods such as a Galvano-scanner.

The WSS-2000 is an advanced LCOS based Programmable Optical Filter developed by Santec. Utilizing proprietary LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology, this device offers unparalleled flexibility in optical filtering, attenuation, and switching configurations. Engineers can exploit its ability to execute a wide range of optical filtering schemes, with applications that include high-speed signal equalization, advanced optical transmission systems such as DWDM and OFDM, and as a versatile test and measurement tool. The WSS-2000 features optical switching configurations of 1x1, 1x2, and 1x4, along with an optional phase control and various specifications like a broad operating wavelength range of 1528.383 nm to 1567.543 nm and fine frequency setting resolution. Offering precise control with attenuation range up to 20dB and a setting resolution of 0.01dB, it supports innovative research in next-generation optical network technologies. Demo units are available under defined rental terms, facilitating hands-on evaluations.