OVA 51XX series
Optical Vector Analyzer (OVA)

The Luna OVA 51XX series is the fastest, most accurate and economical tool for loss, dispersion and polarization analysis of modern optical devices and systems, including photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The OVA 51XX series is a direct replacement for the OVA 50XX series with equivalent functionality, but packaged in a smaller and lighter form factor.

The OVA 51XX is the ideal device for single-connection, all-parameter characterization of fiber components from couplers to specialty fiber and everything in between (Fiber Bragg Gratings, arrayed waveguide gratings, free-space filters, tunable devices, amplifiers, etc.), all with a single sweep of a tunable laser.

Figure 1 : OVA 51XX series Optical Vector Analyzer

The OVA 51XX series fully analyzes the optical properties of integrated photonic devices and subsystems, providing comprehensive characterization with a single scan and a single connection. The OVA51XX series uses an interferometric method to directly measure the linear transfer function (Jones Matrix) and simultaneously measure its four complex elements at every wavelength. From this data, all standard linear parameter measurements, including IL, RL, GD, CD, PMD and PDL, can be extracted with the highest dynamic range and accuracy available.