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A well-implemented automat-
ed test system can help reduce
manufacturing costs. A wide
range of measurements can be
performed and recorded much
more rapidly, eliminating the
need to manually reset oper-
ating conditions. Automated
systems can be implemented
to reduce the necessary oper-
ator skill level and amount of
training required. They can
also reduce the time spent
recording, recovering, and
publishing test results.
Qualification testing can be
very expensive, with the addi-
tional cost of operating an
environmental chamber on
top of tying up lots of test
equipment for long periods to
test multiple devices. Figure 10
shows an automated environ-
mental test system using two
86060C Lightwave Switches
and an 8153 Lightwave Multi-
meter with the 81554SM Dual
Laser Source module and the
81532A Power Sensor module.
Multiple devices are connect-
ed for the test (for example,
isolators, patchcords, or atten-
uators). Insertion loss is mea-
sured versus temperature.
Reference channels are used
for system calibration and to
compensate for system drift.
This system could be expand-
ed to test return loss versus
temperature with the addition
of a coupler and a reflectance
standard. This test system can
also be set up using a single
86062C switch with two layers.
Increasing measurement
throughput by greatly reducing
time per test, a single auto-
mated test system can do the
work of several manual stations,
thereby reducing both cost
per test and the total capital
investment required for the
test.
Multi-port device testing can
complicate manufacturing
test. Flexible lightwave switch
configurations provide a ver-
satile building block for test
systems design. Figure 11 shows
an eight channel WDM/router
test setup which uses a multi-
layered 86062C switch with
three switching modules. The
Agilent 11896A Polarization
Controller allows the devices
under test to be tested for
amplitude and wavelength
Applications
Figure 10. Insertion loss as a function of temperature
Figure 11. Eight channel WDM/router test setup
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