Izihlukanisi ze-PLC (Planar Light wave Circuit) zisetshenziselwa ukusabalalisa noma ukuhlanganisa amasignali okubona.Isekelwe kubuchwepheshe besifunda se-planer wave wave futhi ihlinzeka ngesisombululo esiphansi sokusabalalisa ukukhanya esinesici esincane sefomu nokuthembeka okuphezulu.
Izihlukanisi ze-1xN PLC ziyinqubo yokuqondanisa ukunemba ukuze kuhlukaniswe okokufaka okukodwa kokubona kokuphumayo kokuphumayo okuningi ngokulinganayo, kuyilapho izihlukanisi ezingu-2xN PLC zihlukanisa okokufaka okumbaxambili kokubona kokuphumayo kokuphumayo okuningi.Izihlukanisi ze-PLC zesixhumanisi samandla zinikeza ukusebenza okuphezulu kwe-optical, ukuzinza okuphezulu nokuthembeka okuphezulu ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezihlukahlukene zohlelo lokusebenza.
Izihlukanisi ezingenalutho ze-PLC zisetshenziselwa izikhala ezincane ezingafakwa kalula emabhokisini ahlangene ahlelekile kanye nokuvalwa kwe-splice.Ukuze kube lula ukushisela, ayidingi ngokukhethekile eyenzelwe indawo ebekelwe.
Isixhumanisi samandla sihlinzeka ngezihlukanisi ezingenalutho ze-1xN ne-2xN PLC, okuhlanganisa i-1×2, 1×4, 1×8, 1×16,1×32, 1×64 uhlobo lwe-PLC olungenalutho lwe-fiber kanye ne-2×2, 2×4 , 2×8, 2×16, 2×32, 2×64 angenalutho fibre uhlobo PLC splitters.