M2 Optics Inc., a manufacturer of customized testing and networking platforms for fiber optic communications, has been awarded a patent (#9,696,512) by the USPTO for a specially designed fiber optic cable feedthrough branded the FT adapter.  The purpose of this adapter is to allow a fiber optic cable to pass through a variety of panel types, such as a device enclosure, without requiring an additional connection point on the panel itself.

Topics: fiber optic cable feedthrough, cable feedthrough adapter, fiber optic adapter

The SwitchLight^TM enables users to select and route specific wavelengths at the physical layer for communications network monitoring, multicasting, and other optical add-drop applications.

Topics: wavelength filtering, network monitoring, optical switch, layer 1 switch, optical add-drop, wavelength selective switch

The efficient Flex-PON system is ideal for PON testing and training applications, as it is both customized to the user’s requirements and easily re-configured for changing requirements.

Topics: PON, passive optical network, optical fibers, fiber network simulation, pon simulator

Designed for companies developing and deploying fiber-based systems, the Fiber Lab 3200R allows users to showcase their test fiber in the most professional and sophisticated manner.

Topics: fiber optic test, fiber spools, optical fiber spools, fiber latency, fiber optic network simulator

With the ability to provide up to 288 optical splitters in a standard 3RU chassis, or 48 in a 1RU chassis, the SplitLight modular platform offers network operators a scalable alternative that saves both rack space and costs. 

Topics: PON splitters, SplitLight, network monitoring, m2 optics, optical splitters, network taps, lgx splitter, lgx module

Companies team up to develop LightClick management software for M2’s SwitchLight solution. The companies will display the solution at Interop 2014 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, in Narra Systems’ Booth #2166, from April 1^st-3^rd. 

Topics: narra systems, test lab automation, cloud orchestration, optical switching, m2 optics

SwitchLight™ addresses multiple optical networking applications within a single device to reduce complexity, cost, and space.

Topics: optical networking, optical switching, switchlight, m2 optics, optical multicast, network taps

Already offering the highest density of passive optical taps in 1RU for network monitoring applications, the SplitLight can also be customized to address both WDM and PON splitter applications in a single platform.

Topics: wavelength filtering, WDM, PON splitters, cwdm, optical taps, network taps

Offering up to 128 splitters in a single 1RU chassis, the SplitLight provides maximum density and flexibility, while significantly reducing rack space requirements

Topics: fiber optic tap, fiber taps, splitter chassis, SplitLight, m2 optics, optical tap, network tap

A new test platform has been released by M2 Optics Inc. (Raleigh, NC) that provides multiple lengths of dispersion compensating fiber in a single 1RU chassis, enabling engineers to save significant rack space when using this specialty fiber for various applications.

Topics: m2 optics, optical fibers, g.655, g.652, fiber lab, dispersion compensating fiber