Anaheim pushes fiber closer to residences
OFC/NFOEC, Anaheim Convention Center, March 5-10, Anahiem, CA, www.ofcnfoec.org.
Martin Rowe, Senior Technical Editor -- Test & Measurement World, 3/9/2006 5:33:00 AM
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The Anaheim decision adds fuel to the fire for the many makers of optical components, fiber, network equipment, and test equipment on display at OFC/NFOEC.
Analog Devices (www.analog.com) introduced the ADN2865, a loop-timed serializer-deserializer (SerDes) IC for passive optical networks (PONs) at data rates up to 2.5 Gbps. Anritsu (www.us.anritsu.com) introduced the MP1800 series of modular signal quality analyzers. The series consists of three mainframes and a 12.5-Gbps synthesizer, a pulse pattern generator, an error detector, and a 128-Mbit test-pattern memory. The mainframes consist of a four-slot chassis for manufacturing; a six-slot mainframe with controller, display, and front-panel controls for engineering labs; and a 16-slot chassis for manufacturing or engineering. Prices start at $54,000. The company also released the MP1591A large-capacity network tester. This 16-slot system accepts Anritsu's network interface cards that go into the MP1590 and MP1230 families of network testers. The MP1591A is designed for testing networks such as Ethernet over SONET, and supports data rates up to 10 Gbps. Mainframe prices start at $30,000.
CEYX Technologies (www.ceyx.com) announced the LightSmart X100 digital laser control system. The device is a laser that can monitor itself and compensate for temperature and age. Circadiant Systems (www.circadiant.com) released the Hydra test system for testing long-reach multimode (LRM) components and systems to the IEEE 802.3aq standard. dBm Optics (www.dbmoptics.com) exhibited the Model 2004 component spectrum analyzer, which tests components for polarization-dependent loss and other parameters. Glimmerglass (www.glimmerglass.com) demonstrated its System 600, a low-profile, high-density optical switching system. The System 600 supports a range of ports up to 160x160 with integrated optical power level monitoring, variable optical attenuation, and photonic multicasting. Inphi (www.inphi-corp.com) displayed the 2080MX, a 20-Gbps 4:1 multiplexer IC. The device is designed for use in SONET test and measurement equipment.
JDSU (www.jdsu.com) introduced several products at OFC/NFOEC. The Very Long Range (VLR) OTDR module for the company's T-BERD and MTS-8000 platform is designed for testing FTTH installations. The SmartClass family of access field testers lets telecom carriers test broadband access networks such as ADSL 1/2/2+. The SmartClass OTS-55 optical test set tests for dark fiber installations. JDSU also introduced an all-in-one portable tester for 40-Gbps and 43-Gbps networks. The testers combine optical and electrical interfaces with jitter and wander testing in JDSU's ONT-506 and ONT-512 testers. Also on display was an optical test module for the HST-3000 handheld services tester for testing passive optical network (PON)-based FTTH and FTTN networks. The module measures the optical power of two downstream signals (1490 nm and 1550 nm) and the upstream signal at 1310 nm.
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) exhibited its SGA100G serial data analyzer with 100-GHz bandwidth. The instrument received a T&MW Best in Test Honorable Mention for 2006.
Luna Technologies (www.lunatechnologies.com) showed an optical spectrum analyzer that measure insertion loss, polarization-dependent loss, polarization-mode dispersion, chromatic dispersion, and group delay in optical components and networks. Peleton (www.peleton.com) displayed the TM 2530 series of tunable lasers and its TM3050C 96-channel laser source. Polatis (www.polatis.com) introduced a line of CompactPCI optical switch modules. The OMB series can be configured in combinations from 1x15 to 8x8. Applications include testing of FTTH and FTTN networks. The company also introduced the Trinity optical video routing switch. PROMET International (www.promet.net) displayed the Fibo 250 interferometric fiber-optic connector testing system. The system performs automated noncontact fiber-optic connector endface tests. Its software displays an image of the connector endface in interferometric and visual-inspection modes.Yokogawa (www.yokogawa.com/us) introduced the AQ6370 optical spectrum analyzer, which replaces the AQ6317. The new instrument performs frequency sweeps 10 times faster than its predecessor. It adds high-speed IEEE 488, Ethernet, and USB interfaces and is code-compatible with the AQ6317 for ATE applications. It also adds two front-panel USB ports for data storage. The user interface lets you zoom in on a frequency range of interest while showing a box of the entire frequency sweep. Yokogawa also exhibited a 2x2 full duplex optical switch that switches in under 2 ns.
