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WaveShapers – Programmable Optical Filters
Choose from our family of high-performance programmable optical filtering and switching solutions optimized for optical R&D and production test applications.
WaveShapers use our solid-state Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) optical engine to control parameters including center wavelength, bandwidth, shape, dispersion, and attenuation. Applications include communications, pulsed (medical, industrial) lasers, and optical sensors.
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WaveShapers – Product Family Overview
WaveShapers now include a Web service API for remote (Ethernet) control, as well as DLL for backwards compatibility with earlier Windows-based WaveShaper applications.
Model Numbers |
Port Configs. |
Operating Frequency Range |
Filter Bandwidth |
Filter Shape |
Instrument Type |
WS-00100A Series |
1x1 |
191.1 THz to 196.46 THz (1526.0 nm to 1568.7 nm) |
10 GHz – 1 THz (0.08 – 8 nm) |
Bandpass, Gaussian |
Tunable Optical Filter |
WS-00500A Series |
10 GHz – 5.36 THz (0.08 – 42.7 nm) |
Arbitrary |
Programmable Optical Filter |
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WS-01000A, WS-04000A Series |
1x1, 1x4 |
Programmable Optical Filter, Reconfigurable Optical Processor |
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WS-16000A Series |
1x19, 4x16, 8x12, 10x10 |
Reconfigurable Optical Processor |
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WS-01000A/SP |
1x1 |
191.25 THz to 196.27 THz (1527.4 nm to 1567.5 nm) |
10 GHz - 5 THz (0.08 nm - 40 nm) |
Programmable Optical Filter |
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WS-00500A/L Series |
186.2 THz to 191.05 THz (1569.2 nm to 1610.0 nm) |
10 GHz – 4.85 THz (0.08 – 40.8 nm) |
Programmable Optical Filter |
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WS-01000A/L, WS-04000A/L Series |
1x1, 1x4 |
Programmable Optical Filter, Reconfigurable Optical Processor |
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WS-01000A/S, WS-04000A/S Series |
196.2 THz to 204.2 THz (1468.0 nm to 1528.0 nm) |
20 GHz - full range (0.16 nm - full range) |
Programmable Optical Filter, Reconfigurable Optical Processor |
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WS-01000A/U, WS-04000A/U Series |
181.55 THz to 190.25 THz (1575.8 nm to 1651.3 nm) |
Programmable Optical Filter, Reconfigurable Optical Processor |
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