General Photonics Corp.General Photonics Corp. presents the PolaPal PSG-101, a high-speed polarization-state generator that produces six states of polarization (−45, 0, 45, 90, and right- and left-hand circular) across the Poincaré sphere in less than 250 µs and with repeatability of less than 0.1°. The instrument is controlled via a 6-bit TTL signal from either a microcontroller or a computer. Applications include polarization optical time-domain reflectometers, performance monitoring, polarization analysis and swept frequency component measuring systems.See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPromoted Content December 2022 IssueHigh-Speed Cameras for UV & PolarizationMany imaging and machine vision applications require spectral imaging cameras that go beyond the capabilities of standard visible imaging. 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