SM8000 Series

• First Modular Optical Switch and Attenuator Family for VXI
• Building Blocks Include 1xN, 2xN, SPST and SPDT Switches
• Single/Dual Channel Attenuators from 0 – 30 dB (SM8201/SM8202)
• Includes all the Features of the SMIP Family
• Note: SM8001 can hold 2 1xN as long as its 2 1x6 or less (Total of 14). Anything over that will go into an SM8002.

Overview

The SM8000 optical switch modules are part of the SMIPII™ family, offering the extensive control and interfacing features provided by SMIPII™. The latest optical relay technology, combined with the modular approach of VXI and SMIPII™, finally provides optical switching solutions that are open architecture and modular in design. Combined with other SMIPII™ switch products, a complete switching solution "From dc to Light" can now be configured in a single VXIbus mainframe, with a consistent driver interface.

Precise switching of optical channels is achieved in the SM8001 and SM8002 multi-channel switch modules using diffraction limited collimating lenses, which enhance both thermal stability and repeatability. The SM8003 singlemode prism switches provide channel selection from one input fiber to either one or two output fibers using a moving prism between fixed collimator pairs. The SM8102 and SM8202 are single and dual channel attenuators, respectively.

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