FOL-CWDM

Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing

Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing system is designed to • Band : C+L

learn and understand the concept of wavelength multiplexing • Wavelength Range : 1525nm to 1610nm
in a single fiber core. It covers practical aspect of implementing • Transmission Direction : 1 -> 2 , 2 -> 3
the design by study of optical component parameters and • Channel Isolation : > 40 dB
verifying their performance. De multiplexing of wavelengths is • Insertion loss : <= 0.9 dB
demonstrated along with the recovery of the transmitted signal.
Channel addition and deletion (dropping) is implemented Fiber Bragg Grating
using Bragg grating and three port optical circulator. • CentralWavelength : 1550 ± 0.5nm
This training system is a bench top model capable of • Bandwidth @ 3 dB : 0.02 – 5 nm
demonstrating CWDM with Add-Drop functionality. This • SLSR : > 15 dB
system operates in standalone as well as is PC control mode. • Reflectivity : >90%
SPECIFICATIONS
Software
LASERS • User friendly GUI for monitoring, controlling of CWDM
• 1.25Gbps CWDM Laser Diode Modules at wavelengths of system
1510nm, 1530nm, 1550nm, 1570nm • Operating modes like CW mode, VI characteristics mode,
• In built Isolator Internal & External Modulation
• Channel spacing : 20 nm • LASER control like Supply ON/OFF, wavelength selection
• Threshold Current Ith : 10 mA Typical and driving current
• Output power : @ Ith + 30 mA - > 0.7 mW • Real time signal level monitoring of Photo-detector.
@ ~ 58 mA -> 1.4 mW • Graphical representation: XY plot of VI characteristics and
• Operating voltage : 1.1V Typical Internal Modulation
• Modulation : Digital modulation with maximum • COM Settings : USB 2.0
modulation frequency 5MHz • Operating System : XP, VISTA, Windows7, Windows8
Detectors
• 1.5 GHz InGaAs PIN Photo diode Module • Interface : USB interface
• Responsivity : Typical 0.9 A/W in 9/125μm fiber
• Spectral Range : 1250nm to 1600nm EXPERIMENTS
• Reverse Voltage : 30V max Component characteristics
• Diode laser characterization
CWDM multiplexer and demultiplexer (4 channels) • MUX & DEMUX characterization
• Center Wavelength : 1510nm,1530nm,1550nm,1570nm • Optical circulatorcharacterization
• Channel spacing : 20nm • Bragg Grating characterization
• Passband @ 0.5dB : ITU+/- 6.5 nm
• Insertion Loss @ MUX / DEMUX Port : <= 2.9 dB Optical communication system
• Adjacent Channel Isolation : >= 30 dB • 4 Channel CWDM by internal & external modulation
• Non Adjacent Channel Isolation : >= 40 dB • Add/Drop using Circulator & Bragg Grating
• Max Optical Power : 300 mW

Three Port Circulator

• Polarization Independent Optical Circulator
• Ports : 3 Nos

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