Power Meters

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Power meters are an active part of most test solutions. Although all of EXFO’s modular (IQS line) and benchtop power meters are built for top performance and pinpoint accuracy, the various models offer a mixture of features and specifications. Select the one that best suits your test setup:

Choosing the Right Power Meter

Build your modular solution in three easy steps

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One flexible platform available in two configurations:

Multipurpose, extensive testing:

IQS-510P

(10 to 100 slots available)

Focused, task-oriented testing:

IQS-505P

(Five to 95 slots available)


The right power meter for the situation.

Three power meter module choices


Power meter modules (Requires one slot)

Various testing combos to compliment

IL, ORL and PDL testing:

Monitoring:

Couplers
Light sources

Tx/Rx network testing:

Two dedicated benchtop power meters

Featured benchtop


PM -1600	IL and PDL testing Tx/Rx network testing	Go to benchtops

Calibration Power Meter—IQS-1500
	Operates in the WDM window Enables on-site power-meter calibration Linearity of ± 0.01 dB 5 mm cooled detector

High-Speed Power Meter—IQS-1600
	One, two or four independent channels per module Excellent ± 0.015 dB linearity and ± 5% uncertainty Available with 1 or 3 mm InGaAs detectors, ideal for component characterization

High-Performance Power Meter—IQS-1700
	Wide selection of power meter options, to better fulfill specific requirements 1, 2 or 4 detectors on a single module Two optical head models—the Ultra-High-Power™ (40 dBm) model, and the wide-area, low-PDR (±0.005 dB) model Interface module for controlling 1 or 2 different optical heads Continuous sampling rate of up to 5 kHz

High-Performance Optical Head—OHS-1700
	Up to +15 dBm output power Amplification of multiple WDM channels within the C-band Stable output power Ideal for non-linear optical effect characterization

Power Meter—PM-1100
	IL testing Tx/Rx testing

High-Speed Power Meter—PM-1600
	Analog output and external trigger Low polarization-dependent response and wide-area detector options Ideal for characterizing both active and passive components

Model	Format	Acq. rate	High accuracy	High power	Trig/sync	Analog output	Optical head	Low PDR (-PL)	Bare fiber (3 mm detector)
IQS-1600	Module	256 Hz						0.005
IQS-1500	Module
IQS-1700	Module	5 Hz		21 dBm
OHS-1700	Remote head	5 Hz		40 dBm				0.008 0.005
PM-1100	Benchtop			20 dBm
PM-1600	Benchtop	256 Hz