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Features
• RF Frequencies, 10 kHz – 50 GHz

J-OPS RF DELAY SYSTEM

• 0°C to +50°C Operating
Temperature Range
• 1 to 12 Bit Delay Resolution
• Hot Swappable Optical Switch
Modules Description
• Hot Swappable RF Over Fiber The Optical Zonu Switched Delay Line System is a highly configurable 19” rack
Modules
mount system that supports up to 212 (4096) switched delays (assumes three
• Switching Controllable via SNMP/
J-Chassis J-OPS plug-in modules). The RF input and output of the system are
Web/GUI/CLI
Optical Zonu RF over fiber pluggable modules that support the required RF
frequency bands and RF performance. Optical switching modules control the
Options routing through, or bypass of, discrete optical delay line elements. In this way,
• Extended Operating Temperature a maximum of 2N (N is the number of discrete delay elements) resulting delays
Range, -20°C to +60°C
may be realized. Alternately, N delays may be realized by selecting just one delay
at a time.

Applications Actual delays and delay resolution are customizable and fixed at the factory per
• Radar System Calibration
customer requirement. Delays are based on actual fiber lengths in the delay
• Wireless System Simulation
spool chassis which is external to the J-OPS switching modules.
• Phased Array Antenna Systems

The RF gain through the system may be set to be proportional to the delay
amount, or may be set in an optical AGC mode where the system RF output is at
a constant RF power level.

All RF over Fiber, Optical Switch, Power Supply, and JS14 Management & Control
modules are pluggable and field replaceable. The system may operate from AC
or -48 VDC power sources. The standard RF interface is 50 Ohm SMA, however
specialized RF connectors may be required for the higher RF frequencies.

RF status and optical switching may be monitored and controlled via SSH
command line interface, HTTP Web user interface, Optical Zonu J-Control
graphical user interface, and/or SNMP v2 and v3 (see JS14 Managed Switch
datasheet).

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Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter Symbol Minimum Typical Maximum Units

Operating Temperature Top 0 - 60 °C

Storage Temperature TStorage -40 - 85 °C

AC Supply Voltage VAC 85 - 264 VAC

AC Supply Frequency - 47 - 63 Hz

DC Supply Voltage VDC 38 - 72 VDC

Switching Time - - 6 10 msec

Durability - 10 7
- - cycles
Unpackaged Weight1 - - - 4.5 kg

1
Assumes 1RU delay line chassis with 4 switched delays, no optical AGC

Switching Time
The switching time of the J-OPS switching module is typically 8 msec. This is the approximate time for the optical switch to
respond to the manual toggle switch. This does not include the variable time required to command the J-OPS remotely via
SNMP or other means over a network.

RF Characteristics
RF characteristics are dependent on the RF frequency band and the amount of optical (RF) delay. Contact Optical Zonu for
specific details.

Switch Topology
Each individual switch (up to 4) within the J-OPS plug-in module acts as a 2-state, 2:2 crossover switching element. The
module may also be commanded to implement a simple ON/OFF single pole single throw (SPST) switch. Contact Optical
Zonu for details.

The high reliability internal switching elements within the J-OPS plug-in are designed for a lifetime of one million switches.

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System Front Panel Features

The example below depicts a single J-OPS switch module controlling four fiber spools. Multiple J-OPS modules may be
cascaded to switch additional fiber spools.

Fiber Transmi�er Delay Spool Inputs (top) Delay Line Chassis

Op�cal Output Delay Spool Outputs (bo�om) (4 delays shown)

Delay Line System

RF Input
Op�cal Switch Inputs (top) Delay Line System M&C Serial
Op�cal Switch Outputs (bo�om) RF Output Data Cable
Op�cal Switch
Module (J-OPS) Fiber Receiver AC Power Supply Module
Input Op�cal Input (may be on back of chassis)

Fiber
Transmi�er Fiber Receiver JS14 Management & Control
Status LED Status LED
Op�cal Switch Module w/Ethernet Interface
Module (J-OPS) (may be on back of chassis)
Op�cal Switch Output
Module (J-OPS)
Status LED
Op�cal Switch EDFA Input (le�)
Module (J-OPS) EDFA Output (right)
Toggle Bu�ons &
Toggle Status LEDs EDFA
(op�onal)

ENTER POWER IN OUT

PUMP
ESC
ALARM

OPTICAL

LED Def initions – J-OPS Module

LED State Module Condition - STA LED Channel LEDs (1-4)
Switch in Pass Through Configuration
OFF Module Not Powered
(delay element bypassed)
Switch in Crossover Configuration
GREEN Switch Module OK
(routed through delay element)
RED Switch Module Fault -

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J-OPS Module Block Diagram and Delay Switching Topology

The J-OPS optical switching module block diagram is shown in the figure below. The J-OPS module provides from 1 to 4 of
the optical 2:2 crossover switches in series. When used to implement a variable switched optical delay line, each 2:2 optical
switch is connected to a discrete delay element (fiber spool) within the fiber spool chassis. In this way, any combination of
delay elements may be combined in series to result in the temporal RF delay required. In the figure below, just one delay
element is shown.

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Control of J-OPS Optical Switches

As noted previously, individual 2:2 switches (up to 4) within the J-OPS switching plug-in module may be switched between
the two valid states (spool included / spool bypassed) by pressing the physical toggle switches on the front of the module.

Switch states may also be set and changed remotely over a network via the Optical Zonu J-Control graphical user interface
(GUI). The GUI agent resides within the JS14 managed switch. Only a standard browser is needed to access remotely. The GUI
J-Chassis is shown below.

Clicking on the J-OPS plug-in icon in the chassis pops out the J-OPS module slot window (bottom left). Clicking on any of
the other module icons within the chassis pops out context relevant slots windows as well. An individual 2:2 switch within the
J-OPS module may be toggled between its two valid states by clicking on the appropriate toggle button within the chassis
or within the J-OPS slot window. Referring to the figure below, clicking on the second 2:2 switch element within the J-OPS
module changes its state from include spool (left) to bypass spool (right).

Switch states may also be toggled via SNMP v2 and v3. Contact Optical Zonu for details

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Optical AGC
The optical AGC function (optional) is implemented by an Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) that follows the delay spools
and precedes the fiber optic receiver. The EDFA is operated in the constant saturated output power mode. Regardless of
the amount of fiber signal attenuation caused by the switching of delays, the optical power input to the fiber optic receiver
remains constant. In this way, the end-to- end RF gain of the delay line system remains constant.

RF Frequency Range
RF frequencies from VHF up to 60 GHz may be used with the delay line system. Systems must be carefully designed such
that the dynamic range of the RF signal is minimally impacted by the delay system. The system must be designed such that
RF signals are not compressed. Contact Optical Zonu for assistance.

Bidirectional Operation
The delay line system is agnostic to signal direction. Instead if using a fiber optic transmitter at the delay "input" and a fiber
optic receiver at the delay "output", a pair of fiber optic transceivers may be used. Transceivers would include an integrated
WDM such that RF signals could pass in each direction through the delay system. Multiple RF signals could be passed through
the system in either direction by multiplexing multiple CWDM wavelengths onto a single fiber.

Switched Delay Quantization

In multi-delay switched systems, the values of the discrete delays may be chosen to implement a certain maximum delay,
a certain range of delays, and the quantization between delay values. In the example shown in the table below, two J-OPS
plug-in optical switch modules (4 x 2:2 each) are used to select any combination of 8 discrete elements (28 = 256 total delays).
Contact Optical Zonu to define specific delay configurations.

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Ordering Information
OPTICAL SWITCH PART NO.

AD3 - JOPS - 2x2 - xX - DL

1 - 1 - 2 x 2 Switch Element

2 - 2 - 2 x 2 Cascaded Switch Elements

Related Products
3 - 3 - 2 x 2 Cascaded Switch Elements
Discrete Delay Line, (< 60 GHz), Delays up
4 - 4 - 2 x 2 Cascaded Switch Elements to 75 μ sec
J-Chassis Platform Overview
J-Chassis, Modular 19" 1RU, 5-Slot or 10-Slot, Fan
Determine the following in order to define the delay line system: Cooled, AC and/or DC Power Supplies, Remote
Access via HTTP, GUI, SNMP v2 and v3

• Specify the number of delay elements (N) J-Chassis Transmitter/Receiver Plug-in

• Specify delay value of each delay element (in msec) Modules (< 60 GHz), DWDM, Remote Access via
HTTP, Graphical User Interface, SNMP v2 and v3
• Specify the frequency range to be transported/delayed.
• Specify the input RF power range to the delay system JS14 Managed Switch Plug-in Module,
• Specify if optical AGC (constant system RF gain) is required 5-Port Layer 2 Ethernet, SFP Optical Port with
• Specify AC or DC power supply mOTDR, Hosts Web UI, GUI, SNMP v2 and v3
Agents

Additional Resources
OEM RF Over Fiber Modules
Standalone RF Over Fiber Modules
RF Over Fiber Rack Mount Integrated
Subsystems
RF Over Fiber Rack Mount Modular
Subsystems
RF Over Fiber Applications
Contacts 19" 1RU J-Chassis
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