Products of the Week: September 11, 2023

Sept. 11, 2023

Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.

Optical Spectrum Analyzers Serve Both R&D and Production Needs

Yokogawa released the AQ6373E visible-wavelength and AQ6374E wide-range optical spectrum analyzers, which offer high resolution and close-in dynamic range to meet a variety of optical spectrum measurement needs in both R&D and production needs. The AQ6373E and AQ6374E address the growing need to test new optical devices and components in the visible to near-infrared wavelength bands for medical, biological, and material processing applications.

The AQ6373E optical spectrum analyzer covers the range between 350 and 1200 nm,. The lineup now includes a high-resolution model optimized for laser evaluation applications and a limited model designed for production testing applications. The AQ6374E optical spectrum analyzer can be used not only for the evaluation of light-emitting devices such as lasers, but also for the characterization of optical fibers over the measurement wavelength range from 350 to 1750 nm.

The optical spectrum analyzers both feature improved usability, including an APP mode designed to speed up testing tasks. APP mode provides a device under test (DUT) specific user interface that navigates the user from configuration setting to the output of test results.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.