Applications

TeraXion designs and manufactures state-of-the-art optical components for high-speed fiber optic transmission networks. Our ClearSpectrum™ product suite delivers accurate dynamic and static control over dispersion levels in the optical domain. TeraXion also offers customized filtering and optical design solutions to the photonics industry. Based on advanced Bragg grating technology, our fiber optic filters can address all of your complex filtering and spectrum shaping requirements.

Dispersion Solutions

TeraXion’s fixed dispersion ClearSpectrum™ product suite features the DCMX, a passive dispersion compensation module which is available in several form factors including LGX. With its low insertion loss compared to DCF, the DCMX allows system vendors to save on amplification cost for in-line applications. Moreover, the small footprint and extended reach - up to 400 km - of this compensator make it suitable for long point-to-point spans or hut skipping configurations. TeraXion also proposes the DCX, which is the athermal FBG package designed for customers who wish to incorporate dispersion compensation onto their transponder board or amplifier module. Both the DCX and the DCMX are tailored to compensate for different fiber types such as NDSF, DSF and NZDSF. In their positive dispersion versions, the fixed compensators are used to emulate chromatic dispersion in a T&M environment.

The tunable versions of the ClearSpectrum™ product suite feature four main products consisting in two OEM components and their module version. The TDC is TeraXion’s former OEM tunable dispersion compensator and the TDCM, its complete module version that includes an optical circulator and necessary electronics. Both of these products deliver accurate dynamic control over chromatic dispersion to help manage dispersion effects in 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s communication networks. The latest OEM tunable product, the TDCX, also provides accurate dynamic control over chromatic dispersion but moreover, this dispersion compensator is wavelength tunable which makes it channel plan independent. The new TDCMX is the plug and play version of the TDCX and it is designed to accommodate any channel plan from 25 to 100 GHz. All tunable products can be used on a per-channel basis for residual dispersion compensation or over multiple channels for in-line applications. The wide tuning range of these dispersion compensators makes them suitable for T&M applications, and the option of using them with positive dispersion enables their use for fiber emulation.

Filters & Custom FBG

The TF-WDM filter is an FBG-based narrowband reflective filter with outstanding reflective and transmissive properties. The filter is designed and tested to guarantee spectral efficiency and dispersion characteristics. Fiber Bragg gratings can be customized to suit any application. Benefit from TeraXion's vast FBG expertise to achieve new levels of performance in your optical subsystems. You will receive direct access to our engineering staff as well as the guarantee of a quick delivery for the final product.