Recommended installation equipment – Olson Technology OTEB-CW-B User Manual

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Recommended Installation Equipment

The following is a list of suggested equipment to aide installation and troubleshooting, it
may not be complete due to unique requirements at different locations.

1. Handheld Optical Power Meter with specifications:

• Capable of handling up to +23dBm at 1550nm. (Verify power requirement

against optical output power specification for the device being installed)

• Most power meters have wavelength selection, but solely for correct calibrated

reading not to actively filter out that wavelength range. That means that if both
video (1550nm) and data (1310/1490nm) are both being transmitted down the
same fiber the meter will display the composite power level. There are newer
more advanced optical power meter types that include wavelength specific fil-
ters for use in diagnostic of optical CATV systems to avoid this issue. These
meters can help simplify power measurements but are not strictly required.

2. Optical

connector

end-face inspection scope with angled and flat adapters for the

connectors used on the amplifier device (typically SC, but check the specification
document for connector types used). It is recommended that a non-direct viewer is
used so that the end face is not directly observed by eye, instead by a digital sen-
sor.

3. Optical fiber end-face cleaning supplies (isopropyl alcohol, lint free optical wipes,

cleaning cartridges (such as a CLETOP

)).

4. Laptop with Ethernet and RS-232 Serial port communication capabilities and serial

terminal software (such as “HyperTerm”).

5. RS-232 serial cable(s) - mating type and straight/cross-over determines if serial

communication can occur. See specification manual for pin out of device serial
port.

6. Multiple SMF-28 fiber patch cords (with 3mm buffering preferable) of types:

• SC/APC to SC/UPC

• SC/APC to SC/APC

• SC/UPC to FC/PC*

• SC/APC to FC/PC*

* FC/PC is a common connector type on optical test equipment and instruments
such as optical power meters and optical spectrum analyzers.