Request InfoNewport - ILX Lightwave, PhotonicsILX Lightwave has extended the capability of its line of precision fiber optic source modules. The 79800B series is a family of DFB and Fabry-Perot fiber optic source modules offering high stability at standard and user-specified wavelengths. 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