WAVESHAPER
WaveShaper
Programmable Optical Processors
Programmable Optical Filtering and Wavelength Switching
Now with C+L
band coverage
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Frequency Offset (GHz)
Normalised Transfer Fundtion (dB)
Mux/DeMux and De-/Interleaving
The WaveShaper 4000S can serve as a pro-
grammable Multiplexer/Demultiplexer or
Interleaver/De-Interleaver. It can incorporate
basically any channel spacing, including non-
equally spaced channels. It fully supports
Flexgrid™, the new approach to flexible Grid
network architectures. As it can operate in
both directions, it can be used as a wave-
length splitter as well as a combiner.
Filtering with arbitrary
spectral shapes
Filtering with variable bandwidth and with
arbitrary spectral shapes is of importance in
system test experiments. For example, the
influence of cascading of optical filters on the
transmission quality can be investigated by
programming the resulting filter shape into
the WaveShaper.
Optical Comb Generation
Generation of optical combs is key in a variety
of module and system test applications. For
example, loading an amplifier with a rep-
resentative power spectrum is required for
proper amplifier test. Similar requirements
exist for testing optical systems involving
amplified links. The WaveShaper can create
individual spectral lines – even with shapes as
if they were modulated.
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Frequency Offset (GHz)
Loss (dB)
100GHz
90 GHz
80 GHz
70 GHz
60 GHz
50 GHz
40 GHz
30 GHz
20 GHz
10 GHz
APPLICATIONS
Mux/DeMux
De-/Interleaving
The WaveShaper family of Programmable Optical Processors provides a range of programmable optical filtering
and switching options for optical R&D and production test applications. Based on Finisar’s high-resolution, solid-
state Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) optical engine, the WaveShaper family provides extremely fine control
of filter characteristics, including center wavelength, bandwidth, shape and, for WaveShaper 1000 and 4000,
dispersion and attenuation. The WaveShaper family is used in a wide variety of applications, including optical
communications, pulsed lasers in the medical and material processing area as well as optical sensors.
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Dispersion Compensation
In system test, verification of dispersion bud-
gets and verification of sensitivity of transmis-
sion systems to group delay ripple (and other
dispersion imperfections) is of importance.
Several members of the WaveShaper family
allow setting dispersion values of up to 100
ps/nm (per 50 GHz channel) as well as cre-
ating group delay ripple with high spectral
frequency.
Laser Pulse Compression,
Shaping and Generation
Pulsed Lasers are utilized in a large number
of medical, material processing, communi-
cations and other applications. Several of
these applications require very short optical
pulses, for example when athermal ablation
is required. The WaveShaper 1000/SP allows
dynamic compression of optical pulses and
therefore enables stable operation of such
laser pulses in the femtosecond regime.
Certain other applications, in particular in the
communications area, require specific pulse
shapes (like rectangular for example) or par-
ticular bit sequences.
Gain Equalization
In Communication system test beds a num-
ber of parameters needs to be verified. This
includes the tolerance of the transmission
system to spectral shapes of the gain. The
WaveShaper allows creating such gain shapes
with very high resolution (down to 0.01 dB
attenuation steps) and therefore allows
creation and also compensation of such
gain shapes.
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Measured Power (dB)
Frequency (THz)
WaveShaper 120 Gain Equaliser
Gain Flattening Performance
ASE Filter Profile Flattened Trace
Creation of pulse patterns: pulse sequences of
1010, 0111, 1111 have been created from a single input pulse
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Intensity (normalised)
Time (ps)
Rectangular pulse
Power (normalised)
Time (ps)
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WaveShaper 100S
Channel Selector
Fully programmable, DWDM channel selector with user-selectable band-pass (Flat-top)
and Gaussian filter shapes. The filter bandwidth is programmable in 1 GHz increments
from 25 GHz up to 200 GHz, with the center frequency programmable in 1 GHz incre-
ments over the whole C- band or L- band. Ideal for production test applications.
WaveShaper 120S
Gain Equaliser
Programmable equaliser which allows arbitrary attenuation shapes with 0.01 dB reso-
lution in the range of 0 - 10 dB over the whole C- band. Optimised for gain-flattening
of high-performance EDFAs. Gridless operation for next-generation transmission
system development.
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Frequency Offset (GHz)
Gaussian
Band Pass
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191.25 191.75 192.25 192.75 193.25 193.75 194.25 194.75 195.25 195.75
Measured Power (dB)
Frequency (THz)
WaveShaper 120 Gain Equaliser
Gain Flattening Performance
ASE Filter Profile Flattened Trace
PRODUCTS
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WaveShaper 1000S
Programmable Optical Filter
Supports arbitrary user-generated channel and filter shapes. The bandwidth can be set
from 10 GHz to about 5 THz with 1 GHz increments for the standard C- or L-band version
of the 1000S. The X version – which covers the C+L band – supports filter bandwidths
from 20 GHz to 9 THz. The required filter shape (both amplitude and phase) can be gener-
ated by the user and then loaded into the WaveManager software which translates the
user specification into the required optical shape. Band-stop and optical comb filters are
also supported as is optical power control over a range of 30 dB for all filter types.
WaveShaper 4000S
Multiport Optical Processor
Extends the capability of the WaveShaper 1000S including the ability to direct different
portions of the spectrum to different output ports with different, arbitrary user-generated
channel shapes for each portion of the spectrum.
Now with C+L
band coverage
Now with C+L
band coverage
Example filter shapes generated with WaveShaper
1000/4000 Programmable Optical Processor
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Frequency Offset (THz)
Attenuation (dB)
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Frequency Offset (THz)
Attenuation (dB)
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WaveShaper 1000S/SP
Programmable Single Polarization Filter
The WaveShaper 1000S/SP is a Polarization Maintaining version of the WaveShaper
1000 programmable filter. It transmits and processes the signal which is launched
into the slow axis of the input PM fiber. The signal being launched into the fast axis
is not transmitted and will be extinguished by more than 20 dB. Covering the entire
C-band, the unit allows testing of single-polarisation telecommunications compo-
nents such as lasers and modulators, as well as the creation and shaping of short
pulses down to the femtosecond regime in short-pulse fibre lasers.
WaveShaper M Series
For OEM Applications
The WaveShaper M Series is the OEM version of the WaveShaper family of
Programmable Optical Processors. It is designed for embedding into third party
equipment and instrumentation. It provides full WaveShaper functionality but with
reduced size.
Upload (true)
Block (false)
RedoAvailable
UndoAvailable
reference out
CurrentParameters
WaveShaperUpdated
error out
SwitchType
Shape:Phase [rad] (0)
Shape:Attenuation [dB] (0)
Shape:Frequency [THz] (0)
error in (no error)
Port
Attenuation [dB]
Bandwidth [THz]
CentreFrequency [THz]
reference in
MAIN
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WaveManager Software
Easy-to-use User Interface
All members of the WaveShaper family can be con-
trolled through the WaveManager Application Suite
which provides an intuitive user interface for real-
time control of up to four separate WaveShapers. The
Flexgrid™ option simplifies the emulation of flexible
bandwidth WSS for advanced network development.
Full API plus LabVIEW™ Drivers
For Test Automation
Control software is also provided for both Windows
and Unix (Linux) which allows full control of all
aspects of the WaveShaper functionality. A com-
mon API across all operating systems makes it easy
to integrate the WaveShaper functionality into the
users system. LabVIEW™ drivers are provided as well
as bindings for common programming and scripting
languages such as C, Visual Basic, Python, etc.
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WAVESHAPER SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications guaranteed except where stated as typical (typ).
Model 120M, 120S 100M, 100S 100S/L 1000S, 1000M
4000S, 4000M
1000S/L, 1000M/L
4000S/L, 4000M/L
1000S/X, 1000M/X
4000S/X, 4000M/X 1000S/SP, 1000M/SP
Filter Control
Operating Frequency Range
191.250 THz to
196.275 THz
(1527.4 nm to
1567.5 nm)
191.250 THz to
196.275 THz
(1527.4 nm to
1567.5 nm)
186.350 THz to
191.000 THz
(1569.6 nm to
1608.7 nm)
191.250 THz to
196.275 THz
(1527.4 nm to
1567.5 nm)
186.350 THz to
191.000 THz
(1569.6 nm to
1608.7 nm)
187.275 THz to
196.275 THz
(1527.4 nm to
1600.8 nm)
191.250 THz to
196.275 THZ
(1527.4 nm to
1567.5nm)
Filter Bandwidth 5 THz 25 GHz - 200 GHz 10 GHz - 5 THz
(0.08 – 40 nm)
10 GHz - 4.65 THz
(0.08 - 35 nm) 20 GHz to 9 THz 10 GHz – 5 THz
Filter Shape Arbitrary Band-pass, Gaussian Arbitrary
Frequency Setting Resolution ±1 GHz (±8 pm)
Frequency Setting Accuracy ±2.5 GHz (±20 pm) ± 5 GHz ±2.5 GHz
Bandwidth Setting Resolution n/a ±1 GHz (±8 pm)
Bandwidth Setting Accuracy n/a ±5 GHz (±40 pm) ± 10 GHz ±5 GHz
Bandwidth Setting Repeatability n/a ±2.5 GHz (±20 pm) ± 5 GHz ±2.5 GHz
Group Delay Control Range n/a -25 ps to +25 ps -15 ps to +15 ps -25 ps to +25 ps
Attenuation Control Range 10 dB n/a 0 - 35 dB
Attenuation Setting Resolution 0.01 dB n/a 0.01 dB
Attenuation Setting Accuracy ±1.0 dB n/a ±1.0 dB from 0-10 dB, ±10 % from 10-30 dB
Loss
Insertion Loss (typ) 4.5 dB 4.5 dB (Note 1)
Insertion Loss Non-Uniformity
(typ) 0.5 dB 1 dB 0.5 dB
PDL (typ) 0.2 dB n/a
Return Loss >25 dB
Optical
Power
Max Total Input Optical Power +27 dBm
Max Optical Power per 50 GHz
channel +13 dBm
Environment Operating Temperature 15 - 35 C
Operating Humidity 10 - 90 %
Electrical Communications Interface USB 2.0
Power Consumption <50 VA
Note 1: Measured on signal in slow axis
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Programmable Optical Filtering and Wavelength Switching
Order Code Description Wavelength
band Housing option Connector type
WaveShaper 100S WS-AA-0100S-ZZ-H Channel Selector C Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-0100S-LB-H Channel Selector L Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-0100S-RM-H Channel Selector C Rackmount FC/APC
WaveShaper 120S WS-AA-0120S-ZZ-H Programmable Gain Equalizer C Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-0120S-RM-H Programmable Gain Equalizer C Rackmount FC/APC
WaveShaper 1000S WS-AA-1000S-ZZ-H Programmable Optical Filter C Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-1000S-ZZ-F Programmable Optical Filter C Benchtop FC/UPC
WS-AA-1000S-LB-H Programmable Optical Filter L Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-1000S-LB-F Programmable Optical Filter L Benchtop FC/UPC
WS-AA-1000S-XB-H Programmable Optical Filter C+L Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-1000S-RM-H Programmable Optical Filter C Rackmount FC/APC
WS-AA-1000S-SP-H Programmable Single Polarization Filter C Benchtop FC/APC
WaveShaper 4000S WS-AA-4000S-ZZ-H Multiport Optical Processor C Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-4000S-ZZ-F Multiport Optical Processor C Benchtop FC/UPC
WS-AA-4000S-LB-H Multiport Optical Processor L Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-4000S-XB-H Multiport Optical Processor C+L Benchtop FC/APC
WS-AA-4000S-RM-H Multiport Optical Processor C Rackmount FC/APC
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Configurations for the M-Series of instruments and further configurations of the S-series of instruments are available upon request.
