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Santec eyes cable assembly test market with double acquisition
10 November 2021
Santec Corporation has acquired JGR Optics and OptoTest Corp.
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JGR Optics launches PDL1 polarisation dependent loss meter
12 August 2021
The new PDL1 polarisation dependent loss meter from JGR Optics is now available
JGR Optics automated loss meter now available
18 November 2019
The RL1 automated return loss meter from JGR Optics is ready to ship.
JGR Optics introduces easy-to-use polarity tester
16 July 2019
JGR Optics has released its new PT1 polarity tester.
New slide detector adapters made available from JGR Optics
26 March 2019
Now available from JGR Optics is the new range of slide detector (SD) adapters.
JGR Optics upgrades PT5 Polarity Tester
19 October 2017
The PT5 Polarity Tester from JGR Optics is now capable of testing 72 fibre ribbon cables, singlemode or multimode, in a single box, expandable up to 432 channels.
The PT5 can significantly improve throughput in a production environment where an efficient and error-free method is required to test and confirm the correct polarity of trunk cables. Applications include manufacturing, cable assembly testing and quality assurance inspection.
JGR Optics unveils EOTS Environmental Optical Test System
17 May 2017
Test and measurement specialist JGR Optics has announced the availability of its new EOTS Environmental Optical Test System, which is used for insertion loss and return loss testing of optical components being stressed in a temperature/humidity chamber. The EOTS is designed to allow users to easily and accurately verify a component’s compliance to Telcordia and Verizon’s Fiber Optic Component (FOC) certification requirements components.
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