UDT Instruments offers a wide range of solutions to meet your fiber-optic test and measurement needs. Our extensive selection of optical sensors, optometers, and accessories, supported by state-of-the-art calibration facilities, allows our applications engineers to assemble and configure a tremendous variety of measurement systems.
To simplify the selection of options available, we have defined a set of standard bundles, which represent a sample of the fiber-optic test solutions available from UDTi. Our most popular solutions are listed below. Variations and extensions of each standard bundle are also available; a list of alternative bundle configurations is presented in the attached selection chart. Beyond this range of standard options, our engineering staff stands ready, if needed, to design and build a custom system to meet your unique requirements.
Ensuring the performance of fiber-optic communication systems requires a range of tests in the lab, on the production floor and in the field. UDT Instruments (a Gamma Scientific Company) provides a selection of systems specifically designed to support fiber optic tests.
Watts are the basic units of optical power measurement. In fiberoptics, decibel units are the logarithmic transformations of watts and submultiples of watts. Decibel units are used in fiberoptics because they provide a convenient means of condensing power measurement information that has a wide dynamic range. Since fiberoptic power levels cover many orders of magnitude, the logarithmically compressed decibel scale is commonly used.
Fiber Optic Test and Measurement Applications
- Power (dBm, mW)
- Fiber Attenuation (dB/km)
- Splice/Interconnect
- Losses (dB)
UDTi offers fiber optic test systems optimized for operation at essential telecommunication wavelengths, as well as most common laser and laser-diode wavelengths. Other UDTi test systems are designed and calibrated to operate over a wide spectral range in order to support diverse applications with a single system.
Fiber Optic Testing Solutions from UDT Instruments
Optical Power Meter-uRAD-FO Fiber-Optic Power Meter
This bundle combines a broadband silicon sensor with an integrating sphere to provide simple and accurate measurements of the optical power (radiant flux) output from a fiber-optic source. The system can also be used to measure fiber attenuation (dB/km) and interconnect losses (dB). The sphere includes interchangeable input adpators compatible with either an SMA or an FC-type fiber bundle.
The system’s power (radiant flux) calibration is programmed into the benchtop optometer. Measurement results are displayed by the optometer in units of Watts (W), and digital data can be acquired directly via PC. Attenuation and loss values may be calculated by comparing power readings, with results displayed in dB.
Optical Power Meter-uRAD-FO-R Fiber-Optic Power Meter
This bundle combines a silicon sensor with a spectral-flattening filter and an integrating sphere to provide simple and accurate measurements of the optical power (radiant flux) output from a fiber-optic source. The system can also be used to measure fiber attenuation (dB/km) and interconnect losses (dB). The sphere includes interchangeable input adpators compatible with either an SMA or an FC-type fiber bundle.
The system’s power (radiant flux) calibration is programmed into the benchtop optometer. Measurement results are displayed by the optometer in units of Watts (W), and digital data can be acquired directly via PC. Attenuation and loss values may be calculated by comparing power readings, with results displayed in dB.
Optical Power Meter-uRAD-FO-MINI Fiber-Optic Power Meter
This bundle combines a broadband silicon sensor with a miniature integrating sphere to provide simple and accurate measurements of the optical power (radiant flux) output from a fiber-optic source. The system can also be used to measure fiber attenuation (dB/km) and interconnect losses (dB). The small sphere provides more efficient coupling of fiber to sensor for lower-power applications. The sphere’s input port is compatible with various optional UDTi fiber-optic adaptors.
The system’s power (radiant flux) calibration is programmed into the benchtop optometer. Measurement results are displayed by the optometer in units of Watts (W), and digital data can be acquired directly via PC. Attenuation and loss values may be calculated by comparing power readings, with results displayed in dB.
Optical Power Meter-uRAD-FO-MINI-GE Fiber-Optic Power Meter
This bundle combines a broadband germanium sensor with a miniature integrating sphere to provide simple and accurate measurements of the optical power (radiant flux) output from a fiber-optic source. The system can also be used to measure fiber attenuation (dB/km) and interconnect losses (dB). The small sphere provides more efficient coupling of fiber to sensor for lower-power applications. The sphere’s input port is compatible with various optional UDTi fiber-optic adaptors.
The system’s power (radiant flux) calibration is programmed into the benchtop optometer. Measurement results are displayed by the optometer in units of Watts (W), and digital data can be acquired directly via PC. Attenuation and loss values may be calculated by comparing power readings, with results displayed in dB.
uRAD-FO-MINI-IG Fiber-Optic Power Meter
This bundle combines a broadband Indium-Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) sensor with a miniature integrating sphere to provide simple and accurate measurements of the optical power (radiant flux) output from a fiber-optic source. The system can also be used to measure fiber attenuation (dB/km) and interconnect losses (dB). The small sphere provides more efficient coupling of fiber to sensor for lower-power applications. The sphere’s input port is compatible with various optional UDTi fiber-optic adaptors.
The system’s power (radiant flux) calibration is programmed into the benchtop optometer. Measurement results are displayed by the optometer in units of Watts (W), and digital data can be acquired directly via PC. Attenuation and loss values may be calculated by comparing power readings, with results displayed in dB.
