Echola Systems offers three types of optical switches: fiber-cut, 1xN (1x1, 1x2, 1x4, 1x8, etc.), and MxN (matrix) switches. The fiber-cut switches use a variable optical attenuator (VOA) to simulate fiber-cut fault scenarios, and can also be used as programmable VOAs for balancing optical power in DWDM applications. The 1xN switches have a single duplex input and multiple duplex outputs, allowing a single expensive optical device to be shared among several other optical devices. The n(1xN) switches are similar to 1xN switches but are contained in a single enclosure. MxN switches are non-blocking matrix switches with M inputs and N outputs, allowing light to be switched from any input to any output port. These switches are often used in optical patch panel automation applications.

Single-mode and multi-mode versions of all switches are available, with the latter being more expensive. Most 1xN and MxN models can be configured with a certain number of ports, but there is a maximum limit for each type of switch. Custom configurations and pricing are available upon request; contact sales@echola.com for more information. sales@echola.com.

Fiber-cut Switches
VFC1011-SM: 10 port, Single-mode fiber-cut optical switch
VFC2011-SM: 20 port, Single-mode fiber-cut optical switch
VFC1011-MM: 10 port, Multi-mode fiber-cut optical switch
VFC2011-MM: 20 port, Multi-mode fiber-cut optical switch
FC1011-MM: 10 port, Multi-mode fiber-cut (1x1 based) switch
Device Sharing switches
OS214-SM: 1x4 Single-mode duplex optical switch
OS214-MM: 1x4 Multi-mode duplex optical switch
OS414-MM: 4(1x4) Multi-mode duplex optical switch
Patch Panel Automation switches
OS3012: 100(1x2) duplex ports optical switch
OMS16: 8x8 ports matrix switch
OMS32: 16x16 ports matrix switch
OMS series MxN matrix switch - Custom ports OMS switch with more than 64 ports currently not in production