RFFiber Optic Test Equipment Guide
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This page covers fiber optic test equipment. It covers test equipment used for testing the fiber optic communication chain.
Fiber Optic Test Equipment
| Fiber Optic Test Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Optical Light Source | It delivers a stable, continuous wave source of energy. It is required for attenuation measurements. Optical light sources can have either LEDs or Lasers. LEDs are used for multimode fiber applications, while Lasers are used for singlemode fiber applications. |
| Optical Power Meter | Transmitted and received optical power is measured by an optical power meter. It displays the incident power on the photodiode. |
| OTDR Test Equipment | Used for ORL (Optical Return Loss) Measurement. Used for pre-installation testing and restoration testing. Provides information such as attenuation, distance, the rate of attenuation, reflectance, etc. of fiber systems. |
| Loss Test Set | This equipment combines both a power meter and a light source. It is used to determine the total amount of loss in the fiber under test (FUT). Loss test sets are available for bi-directional insertion loss measurement. |
| Handheld Optical Tester | It is a handheld equipment used for optical fiber testing of various parameters. |
| Fiber Characterization Test | It performs complete characterization of fiber with the following tests: • Loss testing • optical return loss • OTDR • PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) • Chromatic Dispersion • Attenuation profile (or spectral attenuation) |
| Visual Fault Locator | Used to determine the location of a fault in a fiber optic cable. |
| Fiber Identifier | This fiber optic test equipment will identify an optical fiber by detecting the optical signal through a singlemode fiber. It detects live optical transmission, continuous wave, and modulated tones (e.g., 270 Hz, 1 KHz, 2 KHz). |
| Handheld Fiber Inspection Microscope | It produces details of scratches and contamination. It houses white LEDs for coaxial illumination. The fiber inspection microscopes are used to troubleshoot optical connectors. It is also used to examine polish quality. |
| Video Inspection Scope | It is used as video microscopes to inspect fiber optic terminations. |
| Laser Component, Photodiode Component | Used as a light source and light detector in the fiber optic system. |
| OTDR Acceptance Reporting Tool | It is used for acceptance testing with the help of launch and receive cables. |
| Phase Shift Analyzer | Used for differential phase shift measurement. It is used to measure the relative phase of amplitude modulation of an AM modulated signal. |
| Pulse Delay Analyzer | It is used to measure propagation delay at selected wavelengths. |
This page will help one identify the right fiber optic test equipment for their specific needs.
JDS Uniphase Corporation (known as JDSU) provides all the fiber optic test equipment mentioned in the table above.
