The Dicon GP700-2X12 is a programmable fiber optic switching platform engineered for optical signal routing, path management, and complex switching applications in laboratory and professional network environments. The modular architecture supports plug-in optical modules—including switches, attenuators, and tunable filters—with control capacity up to 30 1xN switches and up to 64 2×2, 1×2, or On-Off switches. MxN matrix switching enables any input to connect to any output, independent of wavelength, direction, bandwidth, data rate, or format. Switches are rated for minimum 10 million cycles with excellent optical repeatability and low insertion loss.
## Technical Specifications
**Optical Performance**
• Standard 1xN switches: 0.6 dB typical insertion loss, 1.2 dB maximum
• MxN blocking switches: Approximately half the insertion loss of cascaded 1xN switches
• Back-reflection: −55 dB maximum (singlemode), −20 dB typical (multimode)
• Cross-talk: −80 dB maximum
• Polarization dependent loss (singlemode): 0.05 dB maximum
• Switching time: 425 ms + 16 ms per channel maximum (1xN); 500 ms typical, 750 ms maximum (MxN)
**Variable Attenuator Module**
• Attenuation range: 0 to 60 dB
• Resolution: Better than 0.15 dB
• Wavelength calibration: 1310 nm window
**Tunable Filter Module**
• Tuning range: 30 nm within 1550 nm window (1535–1565 nm)
• Tuning resolution: 0.05 nm
• Bandwidth: 0.8 nm typical (5 dB bandwidth)
• Absolute accuracy: ±0.3 nm maximum
• Switching time: 50 ms minimum, 1400 ms maximum
• Insertion loss: 1.5 dB maximum
**Electrical**
• Input power: 150 W maximum
• Input voltage: 100 VAC minimum, 240 VAC maximum
• Fuse: 2 A typical (2.5 A recommended for 6U rack-mount matrix switches)
## Key Features
• Modular plug-in architecture for custom configurations
• Signal-agnostic operation across wavelengths and data formats
• ±0.02 dB maximum repeatability (1xN switches)
• Tunable filter with high-precision motor control
• Multiple interface options for remote control and automation
## Typical Applications
• Laboratory optical testing and characterization
• Network monitoring and signal distribution
• Wavelength-selective routing in optical systems
• Signal attenuation and path reconfiguration
## Compatibility & Integration
The platform integrates into existing infrastructure through multiple control interfaces, supporting both singlemode and multimode fiber configurations.
