A pump combiner takes multiple pump laser sources (usually laser diodes) and combines them into a single output fiber. That's it. Its only job is to merge pump light. Typical setup: Multiple pump inputs (anywhere from 2 to 19+ ports) One output fiber (usually double-clad fiber) No dedicated signal port The combined pump light then
A Multimode Pump Combiner uses multimode fibers for the pump inputs and typically has a multimode or double-clad fiber output. Single mode pump combiners use single mode fibers throughout. This isn't just a technical detail – it changes everything about how these devices work and where you'd use them. Multimode fibers have a larger core
A 1064nm High Power Isolator combined with a band pass filter is a fiber optic component that does two jobs at once. It blocks backward-traveling light from damaging your laser source, and it filters out unwanted wavelengths, letting only the 1064nm light pass through cleanly. Having both functions in one package saves space in your
We've been manufacturing fiber optic components for years now, and one question that comes up a lot online is: how optical circulators work, especially the 1064nm High Power Circulator. Think of an optical circulator as a smart traffic cop for light signals. It directs light in one direction only – from Port 1 to Port
In the fiber optics, PM doesn't stand for Particulate Matter. Here, PM means Polarization Maintaining. This wavelength sits in a specific window of the optical spectrum, and it has some unique characteristics that make it useful for different applications. The 1.0 micrometer (or 1000 nanometer) wavelength region is a bit less popular than 1310nm or
If you’ve ever worked with lasers, you already know how touchy they can be. A bit of light reflecting the wrong way, a tiny bit of heat in the wrong place and suddenly, your stable setup isn’t so stable anymore. That’s where a high-power Faraday rotator and isolator come in. They might look like simple
Fiber laser systems need stable power to work properly. Without it, operations become unpredictable and problems appear constantly. The Multimode Pump Combiner plays a major role in keeping power steady and reliable throughout the system. This device takes multiple laser beams from different sources and merges them into one powerful beam. When this merging happens