Tempo Communications has introduced the OSW200 Optical Wavelength Splitter. The splitter separates the wavelengths present in an XG-PON2 system to enable accurate signal measurements without the need for a special CWDM or DWDM optical power meter.
Technicians can use the OSW200, in combination with a standard optical power meter, such as Tempo’s recently introduced OPM510 or OPM210, to measure each wavelength in such PON infrastructures. The OSW200 features a typical optical loss of less than 0.1 dB, which means marginal influence on the measurements and no network disruptions, Tempo asserts. The OWS200 supports two individual wavelengths, but systems with four and eight wavelengths “are also possible,” according to the company.
The OWS200 works with SC/APC connections. “This Optical Wavelength Splitter makes it easier and less expensive for fiber technicians to do their jobs,” said Keith Foord, fiber instruments product manager with Tempo Communications. “Instead of investing in a very expensive DWDM power meter, they can use Tempo’s OWS200 along with one of our standard OPM’s to separate wavelengths and get an accurate measurement of the fiber network for optimum performance.”
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