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    This document outlines three experiments to be performed in the EE 438 Laboratory: 1) Visual Fault Location - observing light escaping a fiber where it is stressed 2) Physical Stress and Bending Induced Losses - measuring loss from bending single mode and multimode fibers around an attenuation cone 3) OTDR Investigation - using an OTDR to observe events along connected fiber spools and measure the effect of pulse length, an isolator, and PC/APC connections.

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    This document outlines three experiments to be performed in the EE 438 Laboratory: 1) Visual Fault Location - observing light escaping a fiber where it is stressed 2) Physical Stress and Bending Induced Losses - measuring loss from bending single mode and multimode fibers around an attenuation cone 3) OTDR Investigation - using an OTDR to observe events along connected fiber spools and measure the effect of pulse length, an isolator, and PC/APC connections.

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    Experiment 1 Lab

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    This document outlines three experiments to be performed in the EE 438 Laboratory: 1) Visual Fault Location - observing light escaping a fiber where it is stressed 2) Physical Stress and Bending Induced Losses - measuring loss from bending single mode and multimode fibers around an attenuation cone 3) OTDR Investigation - using an OTDR to observe events along connected fiber spools and measure the effect of pulse length, an isolator, and PC/APC connections.

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    EE438Laboratory

    Experiment1

    Fall2010

    OpticalPowerinFiber:TransmissionandReflectionMeasurements InLaboratoryExperimentProcedure
    A) VisualFaultLocation ConnectthesingleendedconnectortotheredlightlampwithFC/PCconnection.Applyslightstressonthestripped sectionofthefiber,andobservethatredlightescapesthefiberatthatpoint.Youmayneedtodarkentheroomin ordertobetterobservethisphenomenon. B) PhysicalStressandBendingInducedLosses Eachgroupwilltestthebendinglossfor850nmand1300nmLEDsources,oversingle(yellow)andmulti(orange) mode fiber patchcords. Coil the 400 um tight buffered sections of the fibers over the attenuation cone. At which diameters do you observe a change in the received optical power? Try to obtain 1, 3, and 6 dB attenuations by carefullywrappingthefiberaroundtheconeseveraltimes.Recordthenumberofwrappingsandconegroove#in eachcase.Nevertrytotwistthefiberinadiameterlessthan8mm.IsthereanydifferencebetweenSMFandMMF? Commentonresults,especiallyifthereareanydiscrepanciesfromtheexperimentandwhatyouwouldexpectfrom theory. C) OTDRInvestigation i) StarttheOTDR,makeatestrun,andgetfamiliarwithitsoperation.

    ii) ConnectspoolA+BtotheOTDR.Observeandrecordtheeventlocations.Testfor1310and1550sources. Return to 1310 nm source, and change the pulse lengths. What is the effect of pulse lengths on the measurements?Fromnowon,usetheshortestpulse. iii) ConnectspoolCtotheendofspoolA+B.Observeandrecordtheeventlocations. iv) ConnectanisolatortotheendofspoolC.Whathappens? v) Connect an FC/PC to FC/APC patchcord to the end of spool C. (FC/PC should be connected to the spool) Whatisthedifferencebetweenthisandisolatorexperiment?

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