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Newport Corporation has introduced a new family of polarization control and measurement instruments designed for use in a wide variety of markets including research, aerospace and defense, telecommunications and data communications.  These latest additions to Newport’s instrumentation solutions include a polarization extinction meter, polarization scrambler, the degree of polarization meter, a polarization stabilizer, a polarization multimeter, multifunction polarization controller, and a polarization synthesizer and analyzer.

"By introducing this new product line, Newport now offers a complete, state-of-the-art portfolio of instrumentation solutions to customers who manage and measure light," said Ron Hartmayer, Director of Marketing for Photonics at Newport Corporation.  "These products help round out a complete instrumentation line, as it relates to controlling, stabilizing, measuring and analyzing polarization in fiberoptic-based applications."

The 2590P Polarization Synthesizer and Analyzer represents the flagship product of the new portfolio, enabling the user to generate and maintain any desired state of polarization (SOP), regardless of the input SOP.  The generated SOP and corresponding Poincaré sphere are displayed on a monitor via PC interface. The instrument has multiple operation modes: deterministic SOP trace generation, polarization analysis and polarization scrambling, and is available for 1260-1360nm and 1500-1600nm wavelength ranges. 

The 2570P Series Polarization Multimeter operates in the 1260-1650nm wavelength range and provides four measurement modes — polarization dependent loss (PDL), insertion loss (IL), optical power (Po) and degree of polarization (DOP) - all in less than 0.2 seconds - and is accurate for both low and high PDL and SOP values. 

 Newport’s 2580P Series Multifunction Polarization Controller features an ultra low insertion loss of 0.005 dB over the 1260-1620 nm wavelength range. Four operational modes are available:  variable speed polarization scrambling at 10 kHz rates, manual polarization adjustment, polarization function generation delivering sine, saw square and random functions, and externally triggered scrambling up to 10 kHz rates. 

 The 2560P Series Polarization Stabilizer actively maintains a state of polarization (SOP) against a rapidly fluctuating input in the 11260-1650nm wavelength range, with a typical recovery time of 2 ms.  It provides a SOP rotation tracking speed of less than 16 pi/s, with accuracy and repeatability of less than 0.1 dB.

Newport’s 2550P Series Degree of Polarization (DOP) Meter is a low cost solution that delivers real-time, high accuracy measurements for both low and high DOP sources, while also simultaneously measuring optical power.  The instrument has a wide dynamic range and covers the S, C and L Bands. 

Using all-fiber technology to effectively randomize polarization states, Newport’s 2540P Series Polarization Scrambler features low residual phase and amplitude modulation, with no insertion loss or back reflection. This instrument finds uses in polarization dependent gain (PDG) suppression and polarization mode dispersion (PMD) monitoring. The instrument operates at 980, 1060, 1310, 1480, 1550 and 1600nm center wavelengths, selectable from the front panel or via computer interface. 

The 2530P Series is a high-performance polarization extinction ratio (PER) meter designed for operation in the 1260-1650nm wavelength range in both production and laboratory environments.  Key features include high polarization extinction ratio, high angular resolution, and an option for a detached optical head for measuring laser diodes and fiber optic components in close proximity to the device.

These new instruments are available with a FC/PC or FC/APC connector option.  The 2550P Series, 2560P, 2570P and 2580P Series are available immediately.  The 2530P, 2540P and 2590P Series will be available in Q4.