• Attenuation
  • Chromatic Dispersion
  • Mode Field Diameter
  • OTDR
  • Polarization Mode Dispersion
  • Final Quality Control
  • Multicore
  • Hollow-core

Full Length Station (FLS)

Characterizes the key transmission properties of fiber spools in 30 seconds

Full Description

The Full Length Station (FLS) is Photon Kinetics' highest performance measurement solution for characterizing spools of optical fiber at final QC. The FLS is currently available in three, fully integrated configurations that are able to address a range of customer test requirements. The FLS-1 station features an OTDR designed exclusively for the Full Length Station to enable the fastest possible measurement of fiber length, attenuation, attenuation uniformity, point defect location, as well as mode field diameter enabled by low loss, ultra-stable temporary fiber couplings with the included fiber alignment station. FLS-2 adds high performance chromatic dispersion measurement capability to the FLS-1 to deliver both the highest speed OTDR and chromatic dispersion measurements. FLS-3 adds high-speed, interferometric PMD measurement capability to the FLS-2 with both the patented generalized (GINTY) and traditional (TINTY) PMD calculation methods available.

Capabilities

OTDR Loss Non uniformity and Defects
OTDR Loss, Non-uniformity and Defects
Mode Field Diameter
Mode Field Diameter
Spectral Attenuation
Spectral Attenuation
Chromatic Dispersion
Chromatic Dispersion (CD)
Polarization Mode Dispersion
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)
Length
Precision Length

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Features & Benefits

Upgradeable Configurations

  • Address current test requirements with ability to upgrade for future testing needs

Exclusive OTDR and Dispersion Configurations

  • Maximize both measurement quality and speed

Multiple Measurements at a Single Station, One Fiber Preparation and Coupling Step

  • Minimizes spool handling, fiber preparation operations

Advanced, Standards-approved Measurement Methods

  • Maximizes station utility/productivity

PKSL Test Application

  • Simplifies every phase of the testing process to reduce overall test time
  • Enables complete customization of testing process, local language user-interfaces

Key Specs

Wavelengths

OTDR (FLS-1, FLS-2, FLS-3)
1310 ±10, 1383 ±1, 1550 ±10 and 1625 ±10
Chromatic Dispersion (FLS-2, FLS-3)
1240-1360 and 1440-1630 nm
Polarization Mode Dispersion (FLS-3)
C-band and L-band

Measurement Time

OTDR (FLS-1, FLS-2, FLS-3)
15 seconds (bi-directional)
Chromatic Dispersion (FLS-2, FLS-3)
1- seconds (26 wavelengths)
Polarization Mode Dispersion (FLS-3)
5 seconds

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