Automated Fiber Optic Measurements

Abstract

The objective of this work was to implement an automated optical measurement system for use with fiber optic systems. This system controls data acquisition, processes the acquired data and optimally displays results of optical experiments. The primary constituents of the experimental design were: a Hewlett-Packard HP-87 used as the computer controller, the Tektronix OF235 Reflectometer, the Photodyne 22XLA Fiber Optic Multimeter and the 2275XQ Test Set. These devices were integrated through the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) and software was developed to control the operation of the system. The system is capable of measuring many fiber parameters such as attenuation, index of refraction, loss characteristics as well as detecting and locating faults and breaks in single-mode fibers. In addition, the system possesses peripheral devices to store the data and to produce permanent records of the results. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA225328

Entities

People

  • Francisco C. Pantoja

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Connectors
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Mass Storage
  • Measurement
  • Personal Computers
  • Refractive Index
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • System Software
  • Time Domain Reflectometer

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.