Predictika · Acousto-optic modulator orders

An AI sales agent's modulator and driver order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for acousto-optic modulators and their RF drivers for a laser system builder. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the G&H AOMO modulators and 3910 Series RF drivers as the G&H product pages publish them, and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: G&H AOMO acousto-optic modulators (56 models, 30 to 350 MHz) with 3910 Series RF drivers (163 internal-clock models). See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders that pair the G&H AOMO modulators and 3910 Series drivers listed on the gandh.com product pages, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Frequency match — each modulator has a center frequency (for example 80 MHz for the AOMO 3080-125 or 200 MHz for the AOMO 3200-121) and each 3910 driver publishes the RF frequency range it covers; the modulator's frequency must fall inside the driver's range.
  • Modulation control and RF power — drivers are analog, digital or analog and digital; the control the order needs is checked against the driver, and the RF power per channel the order needs is checked against the power the driver gives.
  • Channels and totals — each 3910 driver has one RF output channel, so the order needs a driver for every modulator, and the total RF power stated on the order is compared with the drivers ordered.
  • Recommended driver family — G&H lists the 3910 Series as the recommended driver for most AOMO modulators, the QC Series for six and the HP041-125ADG-A10 for five (the germanium models); a 3910 driver with one of those goes to a person.

Any order for these modulators and drivers that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (gandh.com gives none, quotes are by request, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), optical wavelength, aperture, beam diameter and rise-time fit (the wavelength ranges on the product pages differ from the datasheets), the external-clock (EC) driver variants, the QC and HP041 drivers themselves, Fiber-Q fiber-coupled modulators, I-M series modulators, deflectors, Q-switches and frequency shifters.

The AI sales agentBuilds the modulator and driver order from the laser system's requirements and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A driver whose frequency range does not cover the modulatorOnly with care
56 modulators and 163 drivers make a frequency table that someone must turn into rules and keep in step with the product pages.		The modulator's center frequency is checked against the driver's published range on every call.
Analog or digital control that the driver does not offerOnly with care
Each driver model carries its control type, so a rule per type is needed against what the order asks for.		The control the order needs is checked against the driver on every call.
RF power below what the order needsOnly with care
The power is a per-model figure; someone must compare it with the customer's requirement for each line.		Needed power and driver power are compared on every call.
Fewer one-channel drivers than modulatorsOnly with workarounds
A driver count that must follow the modulator count across lines is a cross-line check, usually added as a custom rule.		Driver and modulator counts are compared on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a line is saved, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The modulator has a center frequency of 80 MHz and the driver covers 36 to 44 MHz.
2The modulator has a center frequency of 200 MHz and the driver covers 72 to 88 MHz.
3The modulator has a center frequency of 30 MHz and the driver covers 36 to 44 MHz.
4The modulator has a center frequency of 350 MHz and the driver covers 180 to 220 MHz.
5The order needs analog modulation control and the driver has digital control only.
6The order needs digital modulation control and the driver has analog control only.
7The order needs both analog and digital modulation control and the driver offers only one of them.
8The order needs 1.001 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 1 W.
9Each 3910 Series driver has one RF output channel; the order has 8 modulators and 6 drivers.
10The order states 10 W of RF power in total; the ordered drivers give 8 W.
11The order states 7 W of RF power in total; the ordered drivers give 8 W.
12G&H lists the QC Series as the recommended RF driver for this modulator, not the 3910 Series; a person should confirm the 3910 driver.
13G&H lists the HP041-125ADG-A10 as the recommended RF driver for this modulator, not the 3910 Series; a person should confirm the 3910 driver.
14The modulator has a center frequency of 40.68 MHz and the driver covers 72 to 88 MHz.
15The modulator has a center frequency of 110 MHz and the driver covers 72 to 88 MHz.
16The modulator has a center frequency of 200 MHz and the driver covers 36 to 44 MHz.
17The order needs 2 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 0.4 W.
18Each 3910 Series driver has one RF output channel; the order has 6 modulators and 4 drivers.
19The order states 9.999 W of RF power in total; the ordered drivers give 1.6 W.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Imaging line: Eight AOMO 3080-125 modulators for a microscopy imaging line

    
The agent's request. Please order 8 G&H AOMO 3080-125 modulators (stock code 97-01598-01) with 6 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1040AFP-AD-0.4 (stock code 97-03910-02). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 0.4 W of RF power per channel. The order states 2.4 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Modulator frequency outside the driver range. The modulator has a center frequency of 80 MHz and the driver covers 36 to 44 MHz.
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  • Fewer drivers than modulators. Each 3910 Series driver has one RF output channel; the order has 8 modulators and 6 drivers.
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2. Imaging line: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 8 G&H AOMO 3080-125 modulators (stock code 97-01598-01) with 8 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1080AFP-AD-1.0 (stock code 97-03910-03). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 0.4 W of RF power per channel. The order states 8 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 8 modulator(s) and 8 driver(s) with 8 W of RF power in total.
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3. Pulse picker: Four AOMO 3200-121 modulators for a pulse-picking laser system

    
The agent's request. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3200-121 modulators (stock code 99-48146-11) with 3 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1200AFP-D-1.0 (stock code 97-03912-18). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 2 W of RF power per channel. The order states 3 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Both modulation controls needed. The order needs both analog and digital modulation control and the driver offers only one of them.
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  • RF power below what the order needs. The order needs 2 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 1 W.
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  • Fewer drivers than modulators. Each 3910 Series driver has one RF output channel; the order has 4 modulators and 3 drivers.
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4. Pulse picker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3200-121 modulators (stock code 99-48146-11) with 4 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1200AFP-AD-1.0 (stock code 97-03912-04). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 2 W of RF power per channel. The order states 4 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • RF power below what the order needs. The order needs 2 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 1 W.
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5. Pulse picker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3200-121 modulators (stock code 99-48146-11) with 4 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1200AFP-AD-2.5 (stock code 97-03912-02). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 2 W of RF power per channel. The order states 10 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4 modulator(s) and 4 driver(s) with 10 W of RF power in total.
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6. Germanium marking heads: Four germanium modulators for CO2 laser marking heads

    
The agent's request. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3041 GE 9.4UM 11.6MM modulators (stock code 97-03454-01) with 4 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1080AFP-AD-1.0 (stock code 97-03910-03). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 0.3 W of RF power per channel. The order states 4 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Modulator frequency outside the driver range. The modulator has a center frequency of 40.68 MHz and the driver covers 72 to 88 MHz.
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  • Recommended driver is the HP041-125ADG-A10. G&H lists the HP041-125ADG-A10 as the recommended RF driver for this modulator, not the 3910 Series; a person should confirm the 3910 driver.
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7. Germanium marking heads: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3041 GE 9.4UM 11.6MM modulators (stock code 97-03454-01) with 4 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1040AFP-AD-0.4 (stock code 97-03910-02). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 0.3 W of RF power per channel. The order states 1.6 W of RF power in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Recommended driver is the HP041-125ADG-A10. G&H lists the HP041-125ADG-A10 as the recommended RF driver for this modulator, not the 3910 Series; a person should confirm the 3910 driver.
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  • Order summary. 4 modulator(s) and 4 driver(s) with 1.6 W of RF power in total.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for acousto-optic modulators and their RF drivers for a laser system builder. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the G&H AOMO modulators and 3910 Series RF drivers as the G&H product pages publish them, and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please order 4 G&H AOMO 3200-121 modulators (stock code 99-48146-11) with 3 3910 Series RF drivers, model 1200AFP-D-1.0 (stock code 97-03912-18). The modulators are to run with analog and digital modulation control and need 2 W of RF power per channel. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states 3 W of RF power in total.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The order needs both analog and digital modulation control and the driver offers only one of them. The order needs 2 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 1 W. Each 3910 Series driver has one RF output channel; the order has 4 modulators and 3 drivers.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for RF power below what the order needs, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the RF driver to 1200AFP-AD-1.0, the driver stock code to 97-03912-04, the drivers to 4 and the Stated RF power in total to 4 W.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The order needs 2 W of RF power per channel and the driver gives 1 W.
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  12. Two findings cleared. Still blocking: RF power below what the order needs.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the RF driver to 1200AFP-AD-2.5, the driver stock code to 97-03912-02 and the Stated RF power in total to 10 W.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the order.
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  18. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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