IQS-1500 - calibration power meter

Description

Enjoy exceptional performance, flexibility, ease of use and extensive integration capabilities with EXFO’s IQS-1500 Calibration Power Meter. Like all IQS products, this module features PC-based software and a standardized graphical user interface (GUI). What’s more, the IQS-1500 high precision optical power meter offers very low uncertainty (±2 % to 3 %) and high-performance linearity (±0.01 dB). The Q1 model is calibrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), providing an uncertainty of as little as 0.9 % for three user-selected wavelengths.

The IQS-1500 calibration optical power meter comes with a 5 mm cooled germanium detector (750 nm to 1800 nm), delivering high accuracy—even at unstable temperatures—over a wide dynamic range.

Enabling in-house verification and calibration of power meter

Combine the IQS-1500 with the IQS-2400 WDM Laser Source (DFB laser) to perform in-house power-meter verification and calibration. The NIST-calibrated IQS-1500-Q1 model provides < ±0.9 % uncertainty at reference conditions, which enables local calibration of all optical power meters. Because its central wavelength can easily be pinpointed, a DFB laser source such as the IQS-2400 is ideal for calibrating both at 1310 nm and 1550 nm. Use its coherence control setting to modulate the signal, therefore minimizing interference.

The IQS solution: the easy way to first-class calibration

Housed in the IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System, the IQS-1500 Calibration Power Meter features user-friendly, flexible, Windows-compatible software. Easily select all configuration parameters from a single setup window. Choose from two operation modes: standard power measurement or calibration. A complete step-by-step procedure guides you through the power-meter calibration operation, resulting in systematic, repeatable and scientifically valid results. Experienced users can access individual steps directly from the main window. This procedure yields a detailed calibration report (in HTML format), with total calibration uncertainty for each calibrated wavelength. Data can be saved on a floppy disk, the system’s hard drive or a remote controller station, making storage space practically limitless. Thanks to Windows-based software, the IQS-1500 can work with any compatible system.