PLC Splitter

Planar lightwave circuit splitters for low-loss PON power splitting.

Planar waveguide chip technology for low insertion loss, high uniformity, and excellent long-term stability
1×N configurations: 1×2, 1×4, 1×8, 1×16, 1×32, 1×64
2×N configurations: 2×2, 2×4, 2×8, 2×16, 2×32, 2×64
Wide operating wavelength: 1260 to 1650 nm, covers all standard PON and WDM bands
Low polarization-dependent loss (PDL): ≤0.2 dB (1×2) to ≤0.4 dB (1×64)
High directivity ≥55 dB and return loss ≥55 dB (1×N) / ≥50 dB (2×N)

FTTx (FTTP, FTTH, FTTN, FTTC) passive optical network (PON) power splitting at distribution points
GPON, XGS-PON, and EPON access network subscriber branching and signal distribution
Local Area Network (LAN) fiber distribution in enterprise, campus, and data centre environments
CATV hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network signal splitting and distribution Technical Specifications (label + value pairs)

Port Configurations	1×2 \| 1×4 \| 1×8 \| 1×16 \| 1×32 \| 1×64
Fiber Type	SMF-28e (default) \| customer specified
Operating Wavelength	1260 to 1650 nm
Insertion Loss, 1×2 / 1×4 / 1×8	4.0 dB / 7.4 dB / 10.5 dB
Insertion Loss, 1×16 / 1×32 / 1×64	13.6 dB / 16.9 dB / 21.0 dB
Loss Uniformity (max), 1×2 / 1×4 / 1×8	0.5 dB / 0.7 dB / 1.0 dB
Loss Uniformity (max), 1×16 / 1×32 / 1×64	1.4 dB / 1.8 dB / 2.0 dB
Return Loss (min), 1×N	≥55 dB
PDL (max), 1×2 to 1×8 / 1×16 to 1×64	≤0.2 to 0.3 dB / ≤0.3 to 0.4 dB
Directivity (min)	≥55 dB
Wavelength-Dependent Loss (WDL, max)	0.3 to 0.8 dB (varies by port count)
Temperature-Dependent Loss (TDL, max)	0.5 to 1.0 dB (varies by port count)
2×N Return Loss (min)	≥50 dB
Operating Temperature	−40°C to +85°C