Network engineers and laboratory staff can now determine all attenuation characteristics of hard-clad fibers and POFs with a single measurement set. Hard-clad fibers typically have wavelength windows at 660 nm and 850 nm. In the past, two measuring instruments were required to measure both optical windows.
In our new model, the LED is integrated within the connector adapter. By exchanging the adapters, it is easy to switch between wavelengths and connector systems. Of course, this also applies to POFs with a standard wavelength of 660 nm. The measurement data can be transferred directly to a text or table file via the USB interface; however, it is also possible to save the data on an SD card for later use.
Each measurement set consists of a light source at one end of the fiber and a power meter at the other end. Optionally, additional plug-in system adapters and corresponding reference cables can be used. The attenuation loss can be calculated from the difference in energy between the input and output light. In addition to these two main units, each set comes with an adapter set for 660 nm, 850 nm, and for the desired connector system. Other wavelengths and connector systems are available upon request.
