OZ Optics offers a complete line of laser diode to fiber
couplers, offering optimum coupling in a small, rugged
package. They may be purchased prealigned, with the
diode already in place, or as a kit that can be assembled
by the customer using their own diode. The complete
assembly procedure is quite straightforward, and can be
done in less than twenty minutes. Assembly and operating
instructions are available in a video cassette, showing the
alignment process. The video is available in both North
America and European (PAL) versions. In addition, a
complete alignment kit is available, which includes the
collimating wrench, multimode fiber assembly, centering
lens, and video instructions.
Diode source couplers are available for a variety of diode
case sizes, and for diode wavelengths from less than
630nm to greater than 1550nm. These source couplers
work with multimode, singlemode, and polarization
maintaining fiber. Should the diode ever fail, it can be
easily replaced while using the rest of the coupling optics.
The source coupler can then be realigned for optimum
coupling. This is one of the main advantages of using the
OZ Optics tilt adjustment technique.