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Lightwave Switching for Test Automation • Temperature stabilized performance with low insertion loss The 86060C is a compact switch available with four to • Easy-to-use manual interface with visual signal path display eight output channels and one • Repeatable switching with 10 million cycle minimum life or two inputs.
Switching Operation The basic 1xN switching design of the 8606xC is shown in Figure 2. It consists of a single input channel that is routed through a movable arm. The arm Input Output Channel Channels is controlled by the stepper motor to align the input to any output position .
Custom configurations In addition to the many stan- dard options, Agilent offers a Layer S1 variety of custom configurations to tailor the optical switch for specific test applications. Some of the more important configurations are described Layer S2 here. For information on other types of custom switches, please contact your local Agilent field representative.
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If more than fifty channels are 2 x N Switch required, another blocking solution is available in the “C” version by adding an Mx1 switching element in front of a 1xN armature switch (See Input Figure 8). The implication of Channels Output Channels...
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86062C switch with to reduce the necessary oper- 86060C Lightwave Switches three switching modules. The ator skill level and amount of and an 8153 Lightwave Multi- Agilent 11896A Polarization training required.
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Figure 12. Automated transmitter test system polarization dependency. The documented and supplied with ments using the Agilent 86100B Agilent 86140B Optical Spectrum the product. Manufacturers Digital Communications Analyzer Analyzer provides spectral continue to strive to use testing (DCA). The Agilent 8504B characteristics such as free as one tool to improve process Precision Reflectometer is...
Random Switching ±0.01 dB ±0.025 dB Weight: (dependent on the number of channels) Agilent 86060C: 3.76 to 4.1 Kg (8.4 to 9.2 lbs) Optical Return Loss Agilent 86061C: 4.0 to 6.18 kg (8.8 to 13.6 lbs) Single-mode Switches 62 dB 58 dB Agilent 86062C: 7.72 to 13.74 Kg (17.25 to 30.7 lbs)