Selecting One Of Several Duts In A Parallel Test Setup; Selecting One Of Several Instruments; Figure 135 Dut Selection In A Parallel Test Setup; Figure 136 Test Instruments Selection - Agilent Technologies 8163A Manual

Switching Optical Routes
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Selecting one of several DUTs in a parallel
test setup
In Figure 135 , two Agilent 81595B 1x4 Optical Switches are used to select
one of up to four DUTs in a parallel test setup.
1 x 4 switch
DUT
DUT
DUT

Figure 135 DUT selection in a parallel test setup

Selecting one of several instruments

In Figure 136 , an Agilent 81595B 1x4 Optical Switch is used to select one
of up to four analysing instrument.
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DUT

Figure 136 Test instruments selection

In each case, the advantages to be gained from using switch modules
include speedier changes to the test setup, and improved measurement
repeatability.
1 x 4 switch
DUT
1 x 4 switch
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Typical Applications
Analyzing
Instruments
Power meter
WLM
OSA
BERT