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April 2008

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Feature Article

Rising to the dispersion challenge
By Francis Audet, Gwennael Amice, and Stephane Chabot, EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. -- Now more than ever, carriers need accurate measurement of chromatic dispersion (CD) and polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on their fiber-optic links. Yet the expense involved in meeting this requirement often can exceed the amount set aside in the budget, making an affordable, efficient, and accurate method to test both CD and PMD a necessity. More...

New Products

Ixia launches remote quality service validation platform
IxiRave enables carriers, service providers, and enterprises to actively isolate faults, verify that end-customers are receiving services and that such services are working according to SLAs, and then continue to remotely monitor their networks. More...

Scitec announces new VFL
Scitec Instruments has introduced a new visual fault locator for visually identifying breaks or microbends in optical fibers. The instrument can also be used for fiber identification in an optical fiber bundle. More...

In the News

EXFO expands protocol test capabilities with acquisition
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has acquired all the shares of Navtel Communications Inc., a provider of IMS and VoIP test equipment for network equipment manufacturers and network service provider labs. More...

THUS plc taps Ixia for remote service verification
THUS plc, a UK-focused business telecommunications company, has deployed Ixia's IxRave IP service verification platform to provide service verification of its enterprise Layer 3 VPN (L3 VPN) networks and services. More...

Deutsche Telekom selects JDSU's IPTV test equipment
JDSU announced that its NetComplete service assurance system and associated IP test probes have been selected by Deutsche Telekom to support delivery of its IPTV service. More...

The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing
The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing is written for fiber optic installers, project managers, telecom technicians, and engineers who need to understand, apply, and correctly measure and record the performance of fiber infrastructures.
Read the Guide

Lightwave Webcasts
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Transmitter Jitter Basics: Two Worlds of Test
While jitter is a familiar measurement in transmitter testing, it can be defined...

40GE and 100GE: Ready for Prime Time?
Deployments of 40G WDM interfaces on routers and WDM equipment are ramping...

Designing with SFP+: Matching modules, ICs, and applications
The 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market is poised for explosive growth. This webcast...

Choosing the Right ROADM Equipment for Your Metro Network
Service providers are finding that ROADMs give them significant flexibility...

Lightwave White Papers
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Agilent Technologies Inc. : PMD Tolerance Testing of Optical Interfaces

RED-C Optical Networks Ltd.: Next Generation Adaptable Variable Gain EDFAs

Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. : Optical Coherent Receivers for Next Generation Transport

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