The Dicon GP700 (1×100) is a general-purpose fiber optic switch platform that routes optical signals through passive switch elements without optical-to-electrical conversion. Operating independently of wavelength, direction, bandwidth, data rate, and format, it accommodates multiple switch modules, attenuators, couplers, and other fiber optic components across 6U extended rackmount, 4U standard rackmount, 2U half-rack, and benchtop chassis configurations. The platform controls up to 30 1xN switches, tunable filters, or variable attenuators, or up to 64 2×2, 1×2, or On-Off switches per housing, with larger configurations achievable through multiple units.
Technical Specifications
1xN Switches (up to 100 channels)
• Insertion Loss: 0.6 dB typical, 1.2 dB maximum
• Back-Reflection (Singlemode): −55 dB maximum
• Back-Reflection (Multimode): −20 dB typical
• Repeatability: ±0.02 dB maximum (100 sequential cycles at constant temperature)
• Polarization Dependent Loss (Singlemode, 1550 nm): 0.05 dB maximum
• Cross-talk: −80 dB maximum
• Switching Time: 2 ms maximum (both directions)
• Durability: 10 million cycles minimum
MxN Matrix Switches
• Insertion Loss: 1.2 dB typical, 2.4 dB maximum
• Back-Reflection (Singlemode): −55 dB maximum
• Back-Reflection (Multimode): −20 dB typical
• Repeatability: ±0.04 dB maximum (100 cycles at constant temperature)
• Polarization Dependent Loss (Singlemode, 1550 nm): 0.1 dB maximum
• Cross-talk: −80 dB maximum
• Switching Time: 500 ms typical, 750 ms maximum
– Key Features
• Bidirectional 1xN switching up to 100 channels
• Distributional and directional matrix architectures
• Minimal cross-talk performance across all configurations
• 10 million cycle minimum durability
– Typical Applications
Fiber optic component testing and measurement, remote fiber test systems, and fiber network restoration.
– Compatibility & Integration
Fiber Types: Singlemode 9/125 µm (SMF-28, Flexcor 1060, Polarization Maintaining Panda); Multimode 62.5/125 µm
Operating Wavelengths: Singlemode chassis rated for 1310 nm and 1550 nm (some configurations support 1310 nm, 1550 nm, and 1625 nm); Multimode chassis for 800 nm and 1310 nm; Tunable Filter Module tuning range 1535–1565 nm
