TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces High-Density Integrated Optical Multichannel Attenuators, Power Meters.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced the addition of five new integrated optical multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple attenuators and power meters to its high-density 77xx-family. The instruments are designed for testing optical transceiver modules and their subcomponents and for optical network integration tests. Agilent will demonstrate this new class of high-density, faceless optical instruments at ECOC ECOC European Conference on Optical Communications ECOC Error Correcting Output Codes ECOC Experimental Combat Operations Center ECOC Enhanced Combat Operation Center ECOC Emotional Cycle of Change 2009 Vienna, Austria, booth 666, Sept. 21-23. These new attenuators and power meters provide high-speed attenuation Loss of signal power in a transmission. Attenuation The reduction in level of a transmitted quantity as a function of a parameter, usually distance. It is applied mainly to acoustic or electromagnetic waves and is expressed as the ratio of power densities. and power setting, very fast power measurement, and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. interfaces, and thus lead to increased throughput and operational efficiency to meet today's challenges in transceiver manufacturing and network integration test. Each of the attenuators feature power control functionality that allows test engineers to set the output power level of the attenuator at·ten·u·a·tor n. A device that attenuates an electrical signal. Noun 1. attenuator - an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal instead of a known level of attenuation. Agilent's N7751A and N7752A are next-generation hybrids that combine one or two variable single-mode fiber optical attenuators and two power meter channels in one unit. The N7761A, N7762A and N7764A multichannel optical attenuators with granularities of one, two and four attenuator channels in one unit offer an excellent compromise between versatility and density. All instruments can be controlled via LAN and USB, as well as GPIB for compatibility with existing equipment. An easy-to-use and intuitive Windows[R]-based graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to and command compatibility to legacy Agilent attenuators speeds up the integration process. The variable optical attenuators also offer an industry-leading attenuation settling time of 20 ms and a selectable attenuation transition speed of 0.1 to 1000 dB/s. "The pressure to bring down test cost in manufacturing of transceiver modules and their subcomponents is enormous and requires new, more efficient test instruments," said Juergen Beck, general manager of Agilent's Digital Photonic Test business. "Agilent's 77xx family establishes a new category of space-saving instrumentation. By facilitating parallel testing and increasing test speed, these new attenuators and power meters make substantial contributions to reduced cost of test." U.S. Pricing and Availability Prices for the Agilent N775xA and N776xA Series range from $6,700 to $14,800. All models are available now. Additional information about Agilent's N775xA and N776xA integrated optical multichannel attenuators and power meters is available at www.agilent.com/find/voa. High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/voa_images. A backgrounder on optical component test technology and Agilent's test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/oct_backgrounder. Agilent's webcast series for Photonic Test, called "How to Be Ready for 40/100G Optical Networks and Components," is available at Photonic Webcast Series. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 18,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NOTE TO EDITORS: Sales information is available by calling +1 800 829 4444. Please do NOT use editor contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales and product information. Information in this news release applies specifically to products available in the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in other markets. 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