Hoʻohana ʻia nā mea hoʻokaʻawale PLC (Planar Light wave Circuit) e puʻunaue a hui pū i nā hōʻailona optical. Hoʻokumu ʻia ia ma luna o ka ʻenehana kaʻapuni hawewe māmā planar a hāʻawi i kahi hāʻina haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa me ke kumu liʻiliʻi a me ka hilinaʻi kiʻekiʻe.
ʻO 1xN PLC nā mea hoʻokaʻawale he kaʻina hana hoʻoponopono pololei e hoʻokaʻawale i kahi hoʻokomo optical hoʻokahi (s) i loko o nā huahana optical he nui like ʻole, ʻoiai ʻo 2xN PLC splitters e puʻunaue i ʻelua komo optical (s) i nā huahana optical he nui. Hāʻawi ka Power Link PLC splitters i ka hana optical kiʻekiʻe, kūpaʻa kiʻekiʻe a me ka hilinaʻi kiʻekiʻe e hoʻokō i nā koi noi.
Hoʻohana ʻia nā mea hoʻokaʻawale PLC no nā wahi liʻiliʻi i hiki ke waiho maʻalahi i loko o nā pahu hui kūikawā a me ka pani ʻana o ka splice. No ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka welding, ʻaʻole pono ia i hoʻolālā kūikawā no ka wahi i mālama ʻia.
Hāʻawi ka loulou mana i nā ʻano like ʻole o 1xN a me 2xN PLC nā mea hoʻokaʻawale ʻole, me 1 × 2, 1 × 4, 1 × 8, 1 × 16,1 × 32, 1 × 64 ʻano ʻano pulu PLC splitter a me 2 × 2, 2 × 4 , 2×8, 2×16, 2×32, 2×64 ʻano pulupulu ʻano PLC splitters.