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SPLICING MACHINE
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POWER METER,

LASER SOURCE, ATTENUATOR

Optical power measurement is the most basic Function in fiber optic technology.

Hand held instrument comes in a wide variety of types with different of capabilities.

Multi wave-length optic power meters that use photodetectors are most common instrument for measuring optical signal power levels.

In this versatile insturment,various photos detectors heads that have divergent performance characteristics are available.

In many laboratory or production tests, thechar Acteristics of a high optical signal level may need to measured. If the level is very high ,such as a strong output from am optical ampilifer ,the singal may need to be attenuated before being measured.

This is done to prevent instrument damage or to avoid overload distortion in the measurements.

Tunable laser sources are important ins for tests that measure the wave length dependent response of an optical component or link.

The tunable laser source integrates both a monitor output port and a main output port. The monitor port, which is essentially a 5 % tap from the laser cavity, is useful for real-time wavelength monitoring in tests where optimum wavelength accuracy plays a major role. In addition, the main output is regulated in output power and can be attenuated over a 10 dB range. The triggering capability simplifies external synchronization with other instruments such as optical spectrum analyzers, power meters or simple oscilloscopes.

A spectrum analyzer measures the magnitude of an input signal versus frequency within the full frequency range of the instrument. The primary use is to measure the power of the spectrum of known and unknown signals. The input signal a spectrum analyzer measures is electrical, however, spectral compositions of other signals, such as acoustic pressure waves and optical light waves, can be considered through the use of an appropriate transducer.

An optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) is an optoelectronic instrument used to characterize an optical fiber. An OTDR injects a series of optical pulses into the fiber under test. It also extracts, from the same end of the fiber, light that is scattered (Rayleigh backscatter) or reflected back from points along the fiber.

An OTDR may be used for estimating the fiber's length and overall attenuation, including splice and mated-connector losses It may also be used to locate faults, such as breaks, and to measure optical return loss. To measure the attenuation of multiple fibers, it is advisable to test from each end and then average the results, however this considerable extra work is contrary to the common claim that testing can be performed from only one end of the fiber.

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