The Dicon GP700P is a programmable mainframe designed to integrate and control fiber-optic switching solutions, including switches, attenuators, tunable filters, and electrical triggers. Built on the GP700 platform, it delivers flexible optical routing and testing capabilities across telecommunications, research, and industrial applications. The mainframe supports manual control, IEEE 488.2 (GPIB), and RS-232 interfaces, with front-panel vacuum fluorescent display for real-time status monitoring. An internal instruction set enables up to four mini-programs with nine memory registers for storing complete or partial device configurations.
## Technical Specifications
**Control & Interface**
• Manual, IEEE 488.2 (GPIB), RS-232 control
• Front-panel vacuum fluorescent display
• Internal instruction set: up to four mini-programs
• Nine memory registers for device status storage
**Power Requirements**
• Input voltage: 100 VAC to 240 VAC
• Maximum power consumption: 150 W
• Fuse: 2 A typical (2.5 A recommended for 6U-rack matrix switches)
• AC input leakage current: 3.5 mA max.
**Environmental**
• Operating temperature: 0°C to +40°C
• Storage temperature: -20°C to +60°C
• Humidity: 40°C/90% RH/5 days
**Optical Performance (Module Dependent)**
• 1×N switch insertion loss: 0.6 dB typ., 1.2 dB max.
• M×N matrix switch insertion loss: 1.2 dB typ., 2.4 dB max.
• Tunable filter insertion loss: 1.5 dB max.
• 1×N switch repeatability: ±0.02 dB max. (100 cycles)
• M×N matrix switch repeatability: ±0.04 dB max. (100 cycles)
• Singlemode back-reflection: -55 dB max.
• Tunable filter back-reflection: -50 dB max.
• Singlemode PDL: 0.05 dB max. (1550 nm reference)
• 1×N switch cross-talk: -80 dB max.
## Key Features
• Modular architecture supporting up to 30 tunable filters or attenuators
• Up to 64 small-signal switches (2×2, 1×2, on-off configurations)
• Up to 30 large 1×N switch modules per mainframe
• Scalable to larger configurations using multiple housings
• Low insertion loss and cross-talk isolation for precision optical switching
• Vacuum fluorescent display for instrument diagnostics
## Typical Applications
• Optical network testing and validation
• Automated fiber-optic component characterization
• Wavelength and attenuation routing in lab and production environments
• Research-grade optical system configuration and control
## Compatibility & Integration
The GP700P integrates Dicon fiber-optic modules including 1×N switches, matrix switches, tunable filters, and variable attenuators. Integration via GPIB or RS-232 enables remote control and data logging in automated test systems.
