
MINT: Delay Line Interferometers
MINT, FSR < 2.5GHz
Parameter Symbol Min Typ. Max Unit Remarks/Conditions
Free Spectral Range
1
FSR 0.4 2.5 GHz
Any FSR between 400MHz
and 2.5GHz can be
provided
FSR accuracy
ΔFSR 5 %FSR
Insertion Losses on short arm
IL1 9.0 dB
Including 6dB of natural
losses due to
beamsplitter
Insertion Losses on long arm
1
IL2 9.0 dB
Polarization Extinction Ratio
PER 20 25 dB
Tuning range 1.5 FSR
Tuning voltage
L
V
3
V
Voltage needed to reach
the tuning range
U 75 90
Tuning time constant
L
τ
1.0 s
To reach 50% of the final
state
U 0.02 ms
Power consumption
L
P
0.5
W
U 0.001
Polarization Mode Dispersion PMD 0.1 ps
Chromatic Dispersion CD 1 ps/nm
Optical Return Loss ORL 35 dB
Skew 0.5 1.0 ps
Packaging size
130 x 65 x 19.5 mm
Phase tuning connector 0.1 inch PIN header
Fiber Pigtail Type
SM SMF-28
With 900µm loose tube
PM PANDA PM
Fiber Pigtail Length 0.9 1.0 1.1 m
1
measured over OTR and OWR for all states of polarization
2
for Single Mode MINT
3
for Polarization Maintaining MINT
4
excluding fiber boot
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