Optical Test and Measurement Solutions

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We've curated the following content to help you select the instruments best suited to your optical application needs. And don't forget to request a FREE copy of our Fiber-Optic Communications poster (scroll down to access sign-up form).

Optical Spectrum Analyzer Selection Guide

This selection guide provides an overview of the multiple OSA models available from Yokogawa and covers features, sample applications, related instruments, and also includes a chart that details specifications like sensitivity, range, resolution, and more.
View the OSA Selection Guide

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Selection Guide

This selection guide provides an overview of the multiple OTDR models available from Yokogawa and covers features, functions, sizing, and also includes an application and measurement performance flow chart to help guide you to the ideal instrument for your needs.
View the OTDR Selection Guide

Multi Application Test System Module Selection Guide 

This selection guide provides an overview of many of the measurement modules available for use with the Yokogawa AQ2200 Series Multi Application Test System and covers frame controller platforms, programming functions, sample applications, and more.
View the MATS Selection Guide

AQ7290 High-End Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

The AQ7290 OTDR satisfies a broad range of test and measurement needs in research, manufacturing, and optical network analysis, from access to core and delivers reliability, speed, and ease-of-use.
View AQ7290 OTDR Brochure

AQ7420 High-Resolution Reflectometer

The AQ7420 accurately detects the quantity and location of reflections within optical connectors and modules to reveal microcracks standard loss measurements can miss, helping to avoid potentially detrimental failures, valuable in demanding environments with movement, vibration, and thermal cycling.
View AQ7420 Brochure

 

AQ2300 Series Source Measure Unit 

The AQ2300 Series Test Platform enables high speed, high-density production testing and validation. The modular frame supports a variety of modules and provides tailored solutions for a wide range of small- to medium-scale semiconductor device evaluation and manufacturing systems.
View AQ2300 SMU Brochure

 

Space Satellite-Based Optical Amplification Measurements

Used in traditional optical transmission networks, the amplification technique of employing erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) to directly amplify optical signals (without conversion to electrical signals) has now expanded to help boost laser-based signals for orbiting satellite communication networks.
Read the Application Note

OSA Setting Guidelines for Pulsed Light Measurement

A semiconductor laser emits light via a driving current. The drive current causes the semiconductor laser chip to generate heat, resulting in a shift in the output wavelength, which can potentially damage the laser. To avoid problems such as these, pulse-driven light emission is widely used.
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Laval University Speeds Up Advanced Photonics Research

Researchers needed a more efficient solution to measure spectral performance beyond traditional telecom wavelengths, so they collaborated with Yokogawa Test&Measurement to develop a breakthrough grating-based OSA that covers MWIR wavelengths up to 5.5um.
Read the Case Study

 

Next-Gen LiDAR Concepts & Test Solutions
 

This webinar covers operation principles and challenges of different LiDAR concepts, a brief discussion on the LiDAR market, and a review of critical optical components such as photodetectors and sources. Co-presented with Jake Q. Li of Hamamatsu.
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Avoiding Detrimental & Misleading Results in Laser & Optical Spectrum Analysis

Applications like LiDAR, facial recognition, ID'ing greenhouse gas, and cancer detection require precise analysis of the optical light spectrum. Spectral behavior analysis techniques are themselves a science, as what is not shown is just as important as what is shown!
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How to Set Up & Use a Free Space Light Measurement Jig 
 

For those not able to couple light into a fiber, the use of a free space light measurement jig provides a means to measure properties of free space light (like wavelength, power, peaks, SMSR, noise, etc.) via an OSA. This video demonstrates setup and use of an example jig to measure the output of smartphone LiDAR light.
Watch the How-To Video

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