Our Mid-IR Faraday optical isolators act essentially as a uni-directional light valve. It is used to protect a laser source near 2050 nm or 4550 nm from destabilizing feedback or actual damage from back-reflected light.
- 2050 & 4550 nm Mid-IR center wavelengths
- High Verdet constant
- Low absorption coefficients
- 1/2 waveplate option (-W models) See All Features
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![]() | ISO-FRDY-04-4550-W Mid-IR Faraday Optical Isolators | Discontinued | ||||
Features
High Efficiency Performance
The YIG crystal utilized in our Faraday isolators creates a large Verdet constant that ultimately describes the strength of the Faraday effect and provides effective isolation of back-reflected light. Additionally, these isolators have low absorption as a function of the YIG crystal and polarizers, resulting in reliable transmission of light in the forward direction.
Resources
Application Notes
Feedback Prevention with Optical Isolators(11.6 MB, PDF)
Manuals
Mid-IR Faraday Isolators User's Manual(1.1 MB, PDF)









