Intelligent system puts fibres to the test: News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering

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EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has launched the IQS-500 intelligent test system (ITS) for fibre-optic manufacturing and R and D environments. The IQS-500 ITS, the first test system to run as many as 100 test modules with a single controller unit, is a next-generation scalable platform that enables users to reduce costs and increase efficiency. "EXFO revolutionised the fibre-optic test and measurement industry several years ago with the first modular optical platform that housed as many as 27 interchangeable test modules", said Mario Larose, Vice-President of Marketing at EXFO.

"Now, we're taking it one step farther with this flexible platform that can perform comprehensive optical tests within a short time frame to meet the increasing requirements of leading-edge optical manufacturers and R and D specialists".

The IQS-500 platform boasts the latest in software technology and hardware equipment to support single-button operation for automated testing.

Key features include Windows 2000 operating system for flexibility and user-friendliness as well as a Pentium III processor for high performance.

In addition, several industry-standard interfaces are available for easy remote control operation.

The IQS-500 also provides backward compatibility with recent IQ-generation test modules, while delivering all the power and advantages of a next-generation platform.

EXFO's wide selection of high-performance test modules includes high-speed power meters, light sources, WDM laser sources, tunable laser sources, variable attenuators, optical spectrum analysers, PDL and OL meters, polarisation controllers and optical switches.

"EXFO is widely recognised as the pioneer in modular fibre-optic testing and for offering the widest range of test and measurement instruments on the market", Larose added.

"This next-generation platform sets a new industry standard in terms of offering a flexible, systems-based approach for high-performance optical testing, automated testing and automated manufacturing".

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