Optical Channel Bandwidth Analyzer

    公开(公告)号:US20230003935A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17942430

    申请日:2022-09-12

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the optical source, high-speed photodetector, and microcontroller or processor. The apparatus measures the frequency response and optical path length of a multimode optical fiber under test, utilizes a reference VCSEL spatial spectral launch condition and modal-chromatic dispersion interaction data to estimate the channels total modal-chromatic bandwidth of the fiber under test, and computes and presents the estimated maximum data rate the fiber under test can support.

    Optical channel bandwidth analyzer

    公开(公告)号:US11442224B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16693980

    申请日:2019-11-25

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the optical source, high-speed photodetector, and microcontroller or processor. The apparatus measures the frequency response and optical path length of a multimode optical fiber under test, utilizes a reference VCSEL spatial spectral launch condition and modal-chromatic dispersion interaction data to estimate the channels total modal-chromatic bandwidth of the fiber under test, and computes and presents the estimated maximum data rate the fiber under test can support.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AN OPTICAL MULTIMODE CHANNEL BANDWIDTH ANALYZER

    公开(公告)号:US20220271834A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17559659

    申请日:2021-12-22

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: H04B10/077

    摘要: A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the at least one optical source, photodetector, and microcontroller or processor and for measuring the frequency response of a multimode optical fiber under test. The test apparatus can utilize an optical pulse waveform with a light adapter to measure of the channel under test. It can also uses a correction method to de-embeed a chromatic bandwidth of the source from the encircled flux modal chromatic bandwidth. The correction method can use correction functions obtained for different type of VCSELs to estimate the optical channel bandwidth when used with VCSEL transceivers.

    FIBER OPTIC INSPECTION TOOL WITH INTEGRATED CLEANING MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20210096305A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US17026591

    申请日:2020-09-21

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/38

    摘要: Various implementations of fiber optic inspection tools with integrated cleaning mechanisms are disclosed. The fiber optic inspection and cleaning tool includes a housing, a cleaning system and an imaging system. The cleaning system includes a pay-off reel, a take-up reel, a spindle and a cleaning tape that travels off the pay-off reel, around the spindle, and onto the take-up reel. The imaging system includes a camera and a light source. The camera, spindle, and cleaning tape are aligned along a visual axis. The pay-off reel, take-up reel, camera and light source are all located within the housing.

    Fiber Optic Connector Termination Tool
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180058980A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15668961

    申请日:2017-08-04

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G01M11/08 G02B6/38

    摘要: A tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, and a cover removeably attached to the cradle. The cradle is configured to restrain a fiber optic connector and the cover is configured to at least partially block ambient light from reaching the fiber optic connector. In another embodiment, a tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, a launch fiber, and a ferrule adapter. The ferrule adapter is connected such that it rotates about a pivot point on the cradle.

    System and method for insertion loss evaluation of connectors

    公开(公告)号:US11609386B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16906665

    申请日:2020-06-19

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/38 G02B26/08

    摘要: Various implementations of systems and methods for insertion loss estimation are disclosed. The system for insertion loss estimation includes a first filter, a focusing component, and a digital micromirror device (DMD). The first filter, the focusing component, and the DMD are in parallel with an optical fiber connector. Additionally, the system includes an optical concentrator and a photodetector device. A first face of the optical concentrator is facing towards the DMD, and a second face of the optical concentrator is facing the photodetector device. Both the photodetector device and the optical concentrator are in parallel.

    Methods for estimating modal bandwidth spectral dependence

    公开(公告)号:US11233563B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US17161116

    申请日:2021-01-28

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: Methods for estimating the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) of laser optimized Multimode Fiber (MMF) at a specified wavelength, λS, based on the measured EMB at a first reference measurement wavelength, λM. In these methods the Differential Mode Delay (DMD) of a MMF is measured and the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) is computed at a first measurement wavelength. By extracting signal features such as centroids, peak power, pulse widths, and skews, as described in this disclosure, the EMB can be estimated at a second specified wavelength with different degrees of accuracy. The first method estimates the EMB at the second specified wavelength based on measurements at the reference wavelength. The second method predicts if the EMB at the second specified wavelength is equal or greater than a specified bandwidth limit.

    Optical fiber termination using a reference source

    公开(公告)号:US10514511B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US15801644

    申请日:2017-11-02

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G01M11/00 G02B6/38

    摘要: Examples disclosed herein illustrate systems and methods to determine and evaluate the quality of mechanical splices of optical fibers using insertion loss estimation. In at least some of the disclosed systems and methods, an optical fiber termination system may include a reference fiber coupling a light source and a stub fiber of a fiber optic connector, a digital camera sensor and lens to capture images of scattered light emanating from a portion of the fiber optic connector and a portion of the reference fiber both in a field of view (FOV) of the digital camera sensor, and a processor. The processor may analyze digital images of scatter light emitted from at least a portion of the fiber optic connector and the reference fiber to estimate insertion loss at the fiber optic connector.