PLC splitters are made by depositing a waveguide layer (silicon dioxide) on a silicon substrate, then a ribbon fiber is welded to the resulting chip. Thereby to this technology, they can combine heat resistance, miniature size and a wide operating wavelength range.
Planar PLC splitter PLC-108-A-NC-9-NC-15 type 1*8 has one input cable with no connector and eight output cables with no connectors as well.
The body of this PLC splitter is a metal tube. Tube size is 60*7*4 mm.