Optical Tunable Filter

OTF-320
Operation Manual

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Notes to Users
1) Copyright 2010, Santec Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this Operation
Manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
Mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of Santec.
2) Information in this Operation Manual is subject to change without notice.
3) Information of this Operation Manual is prepared with careful examination, however,
in the event of any mistake, please contact us.

Notes in Bringing This Product Out of Japan

1) When this product is brought out of Japan, some laws or regulations of a destination
country may prohibit this product from being used there. In such countries, the use
of this product may lead to being punished, but Santec Corporation shall not be
responsible in any way.
2) When this product is exported (or brought out of Japan), if this product is applicable
to a strategic material specifed in Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law,
an export permit of the Japanese Government is then required under the law.

Trademarks
is a trademark of Santec Corporation.
OTF-320 is a trademark of Santec Corporation.

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing our product, Optical Tunable Filter OTF-320. This Instruction
Manual contains information and precautions necessary for the operation of OTF-320.
This manual is intended for those with suffcient knowledge to conduct the evaluation
of laser danger and its safe control. Before operating OTF-320, you should frst
thoroughly read this Instruction Manual and become familiar with its contents. After
reading this Instruction Manual, keep it close at hand for easy reference at any time.

NOTE

The packing materials and box of this product are needed for long-term storage or
transportation, therefore, keep them even after unpacking this product.

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How to Read the Manual

Before operating OTF-320, please read carefully this instruction manual.
This Operation Manual consists of 9 Chapters:
Chapters 1 to 4 illustrate the outline of this product, safety precautions, and installation
of the product.
Chapter 5 describes how to operate the product.
Chapter 6 describes the applications.
Chapter 7 explains the specifications.
Chapter 8 describes the maintenance and storage methods of this product.
Chapter 9 describes the troubleshooting in operation.

NOTE

Before using this product, please carefully read this Operation Manual.

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Explanation of Terms
The meanings of the following terms used in this Operation Manual are defined as
below:
(1) Meaning

DANGER!!

WARNING!

CAUTION

NOTE

DANGER

This indicates pressing DANGER, and if it

is not avoided, personnel death or serious
injury results, therefore, it is the most
emphasized special information.

WARNING

This indicates potential danger, and if it is

not avoided, personnel death or serious
injury may result, therefore, it is special
information.

CAUTION

This indicates potential danger, and if it

is not avoided, mild or slight injury may
result, therefore, it is special information. It
also indicates potential danger leading to
device physical damage.

NOTE

This indicates supplementary explanation

of the text, and thus other information than
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION.

(2) Importance of Information

From the above meanings, the priority of the terms here are as shown below:
DANGER

> WARNING > CAUTION > NOTE

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Contents
Introduction
How to Read the Manual
Explanation of Terms

1. Safety Information

2. Production Composition

3. Panel Description

3-1. External Appearance

3-1

3-2. Dimensions

3-2

4. Installation

5. Basic Operation

5-1. Optical Fiber Connection

5-1

5-2. Setting the Wavelength and Locking the dial / Unlocking the dial

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6. Operating Principles

7. Specifications

8. Maintenance

8-1 Daily Maintenance

8-1

8-2 Cleaning the Optical Connector

8-1

8-3 Long-Term Storage

8-1

9. Troubleshooting

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Safety Information

Please note the following points when utilizing the instrument in order to protect the instrument, and
prevent instrument failure.

Regarding the OTF-320, when a laser source is input to the connector, the laser is output
from another connector. The laser beam may cause permanent damage to your sense
of sight if it comes in contact with your eyes. Therefore special attention and careful
manipulation must be taken when operating this instrument. When the unit is not in use,
be sure to use the protection cap (shown in the figure below).

Pay attention to the following guidelines.

Avoid impact or shock.

Keep this product away from water.
Do not disassemble this product.
Do not place anything on this product.
Do not place in direct sunlight.
Do not place in an environment with dust, dirt, salt, or corrosive gas.
Do not place under high temperature and high humidity.
Do not bend, pull or apply excess force to the fibers. It would become a cause of problem.

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Production Composition

This product is composed of the OTF-320 body and accessories.

Check to make sure that all the following items are included.
OTF-320 body

(1)

Operation manual (this document)

(1)

Inspection report

(1)

OTF-320 body (1)

Operation manual (1)

Inspection report (1)

Check to make sure that the product body and the accessories have no scratches or stains. If any item
is found to have scratches or stains, please contact us.

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Panel Description

3-1 External Appearance

Indicator for Wavelength
Knob

Dial

Optical Output
Connector

Nameplate
Optical Input
Connector

Optical Fiber

The dial is in the locked position to lock the optical stage to prevent the damage
during shipment. Please turn the knob counter clockwise to release and unlock the
optical stage.
Released

Locked Position of dial from the factory.Position after stage is unlocked

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3-2 Dimensions

Unit : mm

4-M3 depth4

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Installation

Pay attention to the following guidelines for safe, trouble-free operation.

This product is a high-precision device:

Do not place in direct sunlight.

Do not place under high temperature and high humidity.
Do not place in an environment with dust, dirt, salt, or corrosive gas.
Do not place in an area subject to large vibrations.
Do not place in an area where the unit is subject to falling objects landing on it.
Do not place on an inclining area.

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Basic Operation

5-1 Optical Fiber Connection

Remove the cap of the optical connector and connect the optical fiber to the connector. Repeat the
operation with another connector.

Before connecting an optical fiber, always clean the end face of the connector. In
addition, we recommend that the socket is also periodically cleaned (see Section 8-2). If
dirt is present on either the end face of the connector or the socket, the insertion loss will
be increased. In addition, when high optical powers are used there is the possibility that
the connectors may be damaged by scorching.
Before connecting the input light, check that the optical power does not exceed the
maximum specified level for the OTF-320. The maximum level is +25dBm. If the optical
input exceeds this limit, there is a risk of damage to the OTF-320s internal optical
elements.

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5-2 Setting the Wavelength and Locking the dial/Unlocking the dial

Set the wavelength by turning the dial or the knob on the dial for wavelength setting. Turn the dial
clockwise for longer wavelengths; turn counter clockwise for shorter wavelengths.
Then lock the dial by using the knob for wavelength locking. Tuck and turn the knob clockwise for
wavelength locking; turn counter clockwise for wavelength unlocking.
[ Locking the dial ]
1) Hold the dial by the left hand and push in the knob by the right hand.
2) Turn the knob clockwise for dial locking.

[ Unlocking the dial ]

3) Hold the dial by the left hand and turn the knob counter clockwise for dial unlocking.

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Applications

1) Wavelength trimming from broad light source

2) Wavelength selecting, filtering

3) Spectrum Analysis

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Specifications

Table7-1. OTF-320 Product Specifcations

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Maintenance

8-1 Daily Maintenance

Use a soft dry cloth to gently dust the instrument. Do not use chemicals (acetone, alcohol, cleaning
fluid, etc), as they may cause damage to the coating.

8-2 Cleaning the Optical Connector

Connection of the optical fber with dust and dirt on the end of the optical connectors of the OTF-320
cause loss of optical output, therefore, clean the connector periodically.

8-3 Long-Term Storage

Before storing the instrument
1) Wipe off dust, fngerprints, dirt, stains, etc, from the instrument.
2) Avoid storing the instrument in the following types of places.
Locations that receive direct sunlight
Locations subject to high temperature or high humidity
Locations where there is a large amount of dirt, dust, salt content, or corrosive gas
Locations subject to vibration

Special Attention during Transportation

Please avoid vibrations as much as possible, and avoid any impacts since this product
is precision instrument.
Please use and transport a special packing and the packing box.

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Troubleshooting

Fault condition
Cause
Wavelength tuning is Setting out of range.
not possible.
Dial is locked.

No light output.

OTF-320

Action
Check the acceptable
setting range.
Release knob for the unlock.

End face of the optical connector is dirty. Clean the end face of the
optical connector.
Optical input, optical output connections Check the optical
may be reversed.
connections.

If after checking the above, the device is still not operating correctly, please contact us.

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