The Multidyne Fiber Optic Switcher (FOS) is ideal for video broadcast, production, security and other video applications requiring transmission, switching and replication of high quality optical signals. The FOS is available in matrix sizes starting at 32 by 32, fully scalable to 256 by 256. It delivers guaranteed, non-blocking, deterministic switched video connections on fiber optic links.
Simple web-based or script-based control
The Fiber Optical Switcher revolutionizes how video is distributed and managed. The FOS is based on sate-of-the-art field proven photonic switching technology. Laser light is switched in a pure optical format, without electrical conversion, allowing the FOS to support transparent connections compatible with any video or data format including uncompressed HD video at 1.5 Gbps. Also, since the switching is done optically, the FOS eliminates video degradation. With a traditional electrical switcher, Electrical to Optical (EO) and Optical to Electrical (OE) conversions are
required which cause signal degradation and jitter.
The FOS supports a wide range of formats from 19.4 Mbps ATSC through 1.5 Gbps HDTV as well as NTSC, PAL, SECAM, SMPTE 259M Serial Digital (SDI) Video, broadband analog, L-Band, IF, and many more. The optical switcher will also transparently switches CWDM and DWDM signals.
An optical multicasting feature permits any input to be replicated and simulcasted to multiple receivers. This provides the ability to send one fiber optic source to multiple destinations. The system switches and simulcasts any video format over distances in excess of 20 kilometers.
The FOS has been designed to operate in the field to support applications requiring reliable, high-quality video distribution such as:
View the Data Sheet on the FOS Fiber Optic Switcher