8163A/B, 8164A/B, 8166A/B Lightwave Mainframes
User’s Guide
9 Switching Optical
Routes
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How to Use an Optical Switch module / 240
Typical Applications / 244
This chapter explains how to use the 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter,
8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System, or 8166A/B Lightwave
Multichannel System together with the 8159xB family of Optical Switch
modules to change optical routes during a test without having to
disconnect and reconnect fibers.
Here you will find:
• A brief description of the modular Keysight 8159xB Optical Switch
family,
• Some examples of typical test configurations that utilize these Optical
Switch modules.