News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 10 March 2003

System puts fibre patchcords to the test

New from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering is the IQS-12001B cable assembly test system for multimode patchcord applications.

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New from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering is the IQS-12001B cable assembly test system for multimode patchcord applications. EXFO's cable assembly test system, a key productivity tool for manufacturing fibre assemblies and connectors, now automatically tests multimode (850/1300nm) as well as single-mode fibres (1310/1550 or 1550/1625nm) for connector insertion loss and mandrel-free reflectance measurements. This automated test system boasts best-in-class specifications for insertion loss testing (multimode, +/-0.07dB; single mode, +/-0.03dB) and offers the best mandrel-free reflectance range in the industry (multimode, 10 to 45dB; single mode, 30 to 70dB), even on the most difficult-to-test angle-polished connectors (APCs).

"This new cable assembly test system is designed to maximise production throughput and quality for multimode and single-mode short fibre assemblies such as simplex, duplex, multifibre and bundle", said Etienne Gagnon, Director of Product Management at EXFO.

"Its new multimode fibre testing capabilities responds to growing demand for fibres in the datacomms and enterprise markets where the volume of data traffic is still on the rise due to the deployment of the Internet and data-centric network architectures".

"This automated test system relies on our PC-based, Windows-driven IQS-500 modular platform and suite of plug-and-play test modules, as well as a comprehensive software library, to deliver insertion loss and reflectance measurements with the highest degree of accuracy and repeatability", Gagnon added.

"Using EXFO's modular platform design allows manufacturers in the fibre-optic industry to retain full flexibility, future-proof their test operations, and create unlimited and very efficient manufacturing automation solutions".

EXFO's cable assembly test system will be on display at booth 2341 during OFC 2003 from 25th to 27th March at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta.

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