Buying Dispersion Compensation Modules
In optical fiber communications, dispersion compensation modules (DCM, DCU) are used to compensate for the chromatic dispersion of long spans of transmission fiber. These modules typically provide a fixed amount of dispersion compensation, although tunable dispersion modules are also available.
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Suppliers for Dispersion Compensation Modules
21 suppliers for dispersion compensation modules (DCM) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() 43 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 1551)! | ![]() Thorlabs manufactures a suite of options for dispersion management, including a pre-compensation module, dispersion compensating fiber, chirped mirrors, and low GDD optics. For ultrafast applications where dispersion must be well known and managed, Thorlabs’ portfolio includes a robust benchtop white light interferometer for characterizing reflective and transmissive dispersive properties of optics and coatings. The Chromatis™ dispersion measurement system covers 500 – 1650 nm, providing a means for measuring optics used for common femtosecond systems, including Ti:sapphire systems as well as 1 µm and 1550 nm oscillators. The Chromatis compliments our ultrafast family of lasers, amplifiers, and specialized optics including nonlinear crystals, chirped mirrors, low GDD mirrors/beamsplitters, and dispersion compensating fiber. Product-specific web page |
![]() Plauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N 13053 Berlin Germany | ![]() The APE femtoControl is a compact motorized dispersion compensation unit for optimization of the duration of femtosecond laser pulses in the spectral range of Ti:sapphire lasers. femtoControl compensates for material dispersion by applying the inverse amount of dispersion to the pulse. This is generated by a pair of prisms on motorized translation stages allowing continuous adjustment of the pulse length. For example, femtoControl can help to achieve more crisp and clearer microscope images especially for multi-photon microscopy. Product-specific web page |
![]() 7639 Cordner Lasalle, Quebec H8N 2X2 Canada See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 6347)! | ![]() O/E Land's OEDCG-100 is a dispersion compensating module based on fiber Bragg gratings. It features a compact size, small insertion loss and customized dispersion slope. Our unique fiber grating apodization technology enables us to fabricate dispersion compensation grating filters with high isolation, low side lobes and low ripples. Product-specific web page |
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Other Suppliers
Advanced Thin Films United States |
Alxenses Company Ltd. Hong Kong |
Berkshire Photonics United States |
FiberLogix Intl. Ltd. United Kingdom |
FS.COM Inc United States |
Fujikura Japan |
GLsun Science And Tech Co., Ltd China |
Layertec GmbH Germany |
NANEO Precision IBS Coatings GmbH Germany |
Nano-Giga France |
Newport Corporation United States |
OFS Global Headquarters United States |
Primanex Corporation China |
Proximion AB Sweden |
Prysmian Group Italy |
R&D Ultrafast Lasers Kft. Hungary |
Safibra Czech Republic |
TeraXion Canada |