Gould Technology's high reliability, high grade and superior performance Planar waveguide splitters are the component choice to combine or split optical power in optical fiber networks and systems. They are designed to meet the technical requirements of a broad range of telecommunication applications at a competitive price/performance ratio.

   Gould manufactures planar lightwave circuits (PLC) components fully in-house at our Millersville, Maryland facility, through an ion exchange-based process providing superior dependability and great performance, thanks to an excellent coupling of ports into optical fibers by design. We also provide a full range of testing solutions to suit our customers' requirements. Notably each splitter comes with its very own specification sheet.

Key Strengths

• Very low Insertion Loss
• Superior Uniformity
• Low Back Reflection
• Ultra Low PDL
• Highly reliable and
• Compact packaging
• Extended bandwidth up to 1650 nm (E-band included)
• US built state-of-the-art ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facility

Both 1xN & 2xN Planar Splitters come in three class grades:

• A-Grade (best grade) planar splitters feature ultra-low Insertion Loss and superior Uniformity(1) to fit and function in very demanding systems or networks.
• S- Grade (standard grade) planar splitters yield excellent overall performance.
• U- Grade (ultra-broadband grade) planar splitters offer best-in-class performances in a wider operating wavelength range (1260 to 1650nm).

   Gould's high quality planar products are characterized by low insertion loss, high isolation between output ports, ruggedness and high reliability. It is ideally suited for long haul, metropolitan and local area fiber optic networks including WDM, DWDM and OADM systems.

   Planar Splitters can be purchased with different pig tailing and/or packaging configurations in order to respond to all types of applications. They are extremely easy to handle and integrate into conventional cassettes, splicing enclosures and rack mounted modules, such as LGX. A wide selection of connectors is available as an option