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News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | Subject: LFD-203 Live Fiber Detector
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2003
Detecter checks if opticaL signals
transmitted
A rugged, handheld live optical fibre detector uses non-destructive, macro-bending technology to detect whether or not a signal is being transmitted through an optical fibre.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has introduced its LFD-203 Live Fiber Detector for ribbon fiber applications in the field This rugged handheld instrument, which uses non-destructive, macro-bending technology to detect whether or not a signal is being transmitted through an optical fiber, eliminates the possibility of service interruption by inducing attenuation of less than 2 dB at 1550 nm while identifying all fibers in a ribbon
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Once a field technician clamps the LFD-203 onto a fiber, the unit displays if there is a signal, a low-frequency modulated tone (270, 1000, or 2000 Hz), or if there is traffic and in which direction it is headed.
This data is essential for carrying out installation, maintenance, rerouting or restoration duties on an optical link.
The next-generation LFD-203 comes equipped with a Hold button for hands-free operation, a lid to protect the light-emitting diode (LED) from ambient light and displaying false readings, as well as a storage compartment in the handle for interchangeable adapter heads.
One head is dedicated to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-count bare ribbon fiber, while another is designed for 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-count jacketed ribbon fiber.
EXFO's LFD-203 also readily detects optical signals on standard 3 mm jacketed fiber.
"Ribbon fiber testing has proven to be quite problematic over the years since most instruments can merely detect fibers at the center of a ribbon," said tienne Gagnon, Director of Product Management at EXFO.
"Our live fiber detector, however, is the only solution on the market today that can identify all fibers on a ribbon with the utmost accuracy and repeatability." The LFD-203 Live Fiber Detector will be on display at booth 2341 during OFC 2003 from March 25-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, USA.
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