Fiber Optic Testing – are you planning to do it yourself?

Looking at the recent boom in the field of electronics and communication, one thing that has emerged as a revolution is fiber optic technology. It has made high end communication possible at no extra cost.

Although the benefits this technology has brought forward are incomparable, but at the same time to get those benefits they need to cleaned and maintained on a regular basis. In fact, a slight crack or breakage in the cable could lead to loss in the transmitted data. You can carry out fiber optic testing on your own, provided you have the necessary equipment for the task and have a little knowledge about how to use those tools.

What those tools are? What do you need to know about them?Let us have a look at that- 

1.      The tools –the first thing that you need for the testing, is a tool kit. You can get an automated tool kit from the market and carry out the task without any hassle. Some basic gears that are an essential part of fiber optic testing kit are

·         Power Meterto test for the loss of power during the transmission from the cable

·         Reference test cables that match with the cables that are being tested

·         A visual fault locator, to detect any visible loss on the surface of the optic fiber

·         Cleaning materials such as wipes and pure alcohol

Before you further proceed with the task of fiber optic cleaning task with all the products & tools, you need to know about the tools. Read the guidelines mentioned in the material provided with the tool kit to gain some basic knowledge about the tools. If necessary, you can take the help of internet to know about the functioning of the gear.

Now that you are well verse with the testing equipment, you should also be aware about the cable layouts that you are going to test (whether at your office or home). In fact, a good idea here is to prepare a spread sheet for the results of testing, to maintain the data. There is testing equipment available that have this feature of keeping a record of the tests performed that you can easily obtain in the form of printouts by connecting to the printers.

The above mentioned information gives you a good idea about how to start with the task of fiber optic cleaning with the help of necessary products.

Aefos is a well-known name in the field optic testing and cleaning equipment manufacturing. Log on to www.aefos.com to know more about them.