User guide

Optical Test System 75
B Using the IQ-9600 Utility
Module
The IQ-9600 Utility Module provides a secure, standardized way of
integrating components such as couplers, isolators, filters, and Bragg
gratings into the IQ-200 Optical Test System. Without such a module, these
passive optical elements would end up loose on your workbench. This can
cause damage or affect their adjustment.
The IQ-9600 Utility Module consists of an empty IQ module casing that fit
into your IQ-203 Control Unit or IQ-206 Expansion Unit to house
non-electrical elements (no electrical connections are provided).
The IQ-9600 Utility Module comes in either single-slot size (IQ-9601) or
double-slot size (IQ-9602). The amount of material supplied with the utility
module depends on the configuration, but it usually includes
➤ adhesive tape
➤ tie wraps
➤ splice holder
➤ connectors
Use the exploded views presented in this section as a reference
for disassembling and reassembling the utility modules.