Agilent Technologies' Compact High-power C- and L-band Tunable Lasers Reduce Cost of Test
Palo Alto, CA. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched the Agilent 81649A and 81689B compact tunable laser source modules, which reduce the cost of test in R&D and manufacturing by allowing users to configure variable multichannel test setups quickly and easily in both the C- and L-bands.
When used with Agilent s high-power distributed feedback (DFB) 81662A and 81663A laser sources, these modules form one of the most flexible multichannel stimulus test setup for both the C- and L-bands on the market today. The combination enables a variety of optical stimulus configurations, providing the flexibility required for installation and maintenance as well as for submarine networking.
The Agilent 81689B compact laser source -- the successor to the 81689A -- covers the C-band with a tuning range of 1525 nm to 1575 nm. It has an adjustable power output of up to +10 dBm across the entire range, which makes it the first Agilent compact tunable laser source to match the power output of the Agilent 81662A DFB. The 81689B therefore helps lowers test cost through spares. It is supplemented in the L-band by the new Agilent 81649A, which features a range of 1570 nm to 1620 nm, with a maximum output power of +6 dBm across the whole range.
Both new compact tunable laser sources offer users the following benefits:
- industry-leading price/performance ratio -- equipment and test costs are reduced, and floor space requirements are lower as a result of easy sparing and the use of one set of lasers for several different wavelength configurations;
- faster test set-up processes -- plug-and-play drivers feature predefined functions and easy remote control functions; and
- investment protection through scalability -- laser sources and detectors can be combined within the same mainframe, and channels can be added as required with no impact on performance.
U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent 81649A and 81689B are available now and are priced at $16,800 and $18,900 respectively. More information on pricing and availability is available at www.agilent.com/comms/comp-test.
About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company s 43,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2000, as restated to reflect the sale of its healthcare business. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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