Optical equipment design requires the combination of a variety of technologies, from lasers to semiconductors, transceivers to line cards.

Test

Lab test and benchtop test equipment are the most common instruments for R&D test requirements. BERT sets, light sources, optical spectrum analyzers, and other high-performance instruments are required for new product design. This page features test news and tips for design applications.

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The Lightwave Channel
Mintera's VP of product marketing discusses the latest in 40G technology and the benefits of working with JDSU.
The Lightwave Blog
Oclaro Chairman and CEO Alain Couder and CFO Jerry Turin discussed the company's results of the company's fiscal second quarter 2012 with analysts January 26...
Jim Theodoras, ADVA Optical Networking
Recently, there has been a lot of confusion around the area of next-generation 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) development and who is doing what. Given the...