TPCT’s

College of Engineering, Osmanabad

Laboratory Manual

Optical Fiber Communication

For

Final Year Students

Manual Prepared by
Prof. A. P. Mane

Author, COE, Osmanabad

 TPCT’s
College of Engineering
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Department of Electronics &Telecommunication

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 FOREWORD

It is my great pleasure to present this laboratory manual for final year

engineering students in the subject of Optical Fiber Communication to
understand, analyze and apply concepts of optical fiber communication system
and various devices & components used in it. Being a core subject, it becomes
very essential to have clear theoretical, practical and designing aspects.

This lab manual provides a platform to the students for understanding the basic
concepts of optical fiber communication system. This practical background will
help students to gain confidence in qualitative and quantitative approach to
communication systems.

H.O.D
ECT Dept
 LABORATORY MANUAL CONTENTS

This manual is intended for the Final Year students of ECT branch in the subject of
Optical Fiber Communication. It typically contains practical/Lab Sessions related
to Optical Fiber Communication covering various aspects related to the subject
for enhanced understanding.

Students are advised to thoroughly go through this manual rather than only topics
mentioned in the syllabus as practical aspects are the key to understanding and
conceptual visualization of theoretical aspects covered in the books.
SUBJECT INDEX:

1. Do’s & Don’ts in Laboratory.

2. Lab Exercises

1. ANALOG LINK USING OPTICAL FIBER.

2. VOICE LINK USING OPTICAL FIBER.
3. PAM SIGNAL TRANSMISION & RECEPTION
4. PROPAGATION LOSS MEASURMENT
5. BENDING LOSS MEASURMENT
6. NUMERICAL APERTURE
7. SPLICING & CONNECTERIZATION
8. EYE PATTERN MEASURMENT

3. Quiz
4. Conduction of viva voce examination
5. Evaluation & marking scheme
Dos and Don’ts in Laboratory :-

1. Do not handle any equipment before reading the instructions /Instruction

manuals.

2. Read carefully the power ratings of the equipment before it is switched ON,
whether ratings 230 V/50 Hz or 115V/60 Hz. For Indian equipment, the power
ratings are normally 230V/50Hz. If you have equipment with 115/60 Hz
ratings, do not insert power plug, as our normal supply is 230V/50Hz, which
will damage the equipment.

3. Observe type of sockets of equipment power to avoid mechanical damage.

4. Do not forcefully place connectors to avoid the damage.

5. Strictly observe the instructions given by the Subject Teacher/ Lab Instructor.

Instruction for Laboratory Teachers:-

1. Submission related to whatever lab work has been completed should be done
during the next lab session.

2. Students should be instructed to switch on the power supply after getting the
checked by the lab assistant / teacher. After the experiment is over, the
students must hand over the trainer kits, components, wires, CRO, CRO probe,
etc. to the lab assistant/teacher.

3. The promptness of submission should be encouraged by way of marking and

evaluation patterns that will benefit the sincere students.
 Experiment No. 1
ANALOG LINK
Aim: To establish analog link using Optical Fiber.
Objectives: i)To get familiar with Optical fiber trainer kits.
ii)To observe transmission & reception of analog signals through OF.
iii) To measure analog bandwidth of OFC link.
Equipments/Components: kit 1 and kit 2, CRO, Function generator, 1 Meter
fiber cable, etc.

Circuit/Block Diagram:

Theory: Fiber Optic Link can be used for transmission of analog as well as digital
signals. Basically fiber optic link contains three main elements, a transmitter, an
optical fiber and a receiver. The transmitter module take the input signal in
electrical form and then transform it into optical (light) energy containing the
same information. The optical fiber is a medium which carries this energy to the
receiver. At the receiver, light is converted back into electrical form with the same
pattern as originally fed to the transmitter.
Transmitter: Fiber optic transmitters are typically composed of a buffer, driver &
optical source. The buffer electronics provided both an electrical connection &
isolation between the transmitter & the electrical system supplying the data. The
driver electronics provides electrical power to the optical source in a fashion that
duplicates the pattern of data being fed to the transmitter. Finally to the optical
source (LED) converts the electrical current to light energy with the same pattern.
The LED SFH450V supplied with kit operates outside the visible light spectrum. Its
optical output is centered at near infrared wavelength of 950nm. The emission
spectrum is broad, so a faint red glow can usually be seen when the LED is on in a
dark room. The LED SFH450V used in the kit 1 is coupled to the transistor driver in
a common emitter mode. The driver is preceded by the amplifier buffer. The
amplifier in this case is a LM741 operational amplifier configured as a voltage
follower. Thus LED emits constant intensity of light. When the signal is applied to
the amplifier it overrides the DC level at the base of the transistor which cause
the Q point of the transistor to oscillate above the midpoint. So the intensity of
the LED varies about its previous constant value. This variation in the intensity has
linear relation with the input electrical signal. Optical signal is then coupled to
optical fiber by means of connector.
Receiver: The function of the receiver is to convert the optical energy into
electrical form which is then conditioned to reproduce the transmitted electrical
signal in its original form. The detector SFH250V used in the kit 2 has a diode type
output. The parameters usually considered in the case of detector are its
responsively at peak wavelength & response time. SFH250V has responsively of
about 4µA per 10 µW of incident optical energy at 950nm and it has rise & fall
time of 0.01µSec.PIN photodiode is normally reverse biased. When optical signals
falls on the diode, reverse current start flow, thus diode acts as closed switch and
in the absence of light intensity, it act as an open switch. Since PIN diode usually
has low responsively, a trans impedance amplifier is used to convert this reverse
current into voltage. This voltage is then amplified with the help of another
amplifier circuit. This voltage is the duplication of the transmitted electrical signal.

Procedure:
1. Slightly unscrews the cap of IR LED SFH 450v from kit 1. Do not remove the cap
from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the fiber into the cap and
assure that the fiber is properly fixed. Now tighten the cap by screwing it back.
2. Connect the power supply cables with proper polarity to kit 1 and kit 2 while
connecting this, ensure that the power supply is off.
3. Connect the signal generator between the AMP input and GND posts in kit 1 to
feed the analog signal to the preamplifier.
4. Keep the signal generator in sign wave mode and the select the frequency of
1KHz with amplitude of 2VP-P ( Max input level is 4 VP-P).
5. Switch on the power supply and signal generator.
6. Check the output signal of the pre-amplifier at the post AMP output in kit 1. It
should be same as that of the applied input signal.
7. Now rotate the Optical Power Control pot P1 located below power supply
connector in kit 1 in anticlockwise direction. This ensures minimum current flow
through LED.
8. Short the following posts in kit 1 with links provided.
a ) -9V and -9V . This ensures supply to the transmitter.
b) AMP Output and Transmitter Input.
9. Connect the other end of the fiber to detectorSFH250V in kit 2 very carefully as
per the instruction in step 1.
10. Ensure that the jumper located just above IC U1 in kit 2 is shorted to pin 2 and
pin 3. Shorting of the jumper allows the connection of PIN diode to trans
impedance amplifier stage.
11. Observe the output signal from the detector at DETECTOR output post on CRO
by adjusting optical power control pot P1 in kit 1 and you should get the
reproduction of the original transmitted signal. Note: same output signal is
available at post AC output in kit 2 without any DC component.
12. To measure the analog bandwidth of the link, keep the same connection and
vary the frequency of the output signal from 100 Hz onwards. Measure the
amplitude of the received signal for each frequency reading.
13. Plot a graph of gain v/s frequency .Measure the frequency range for which the
response is flat.

Observation Table:
Input Voltage (V1) = ……………… Volts
Sr.No. Input Frequency (V1) Output Frequency (V2) Gain = [10 log ((V2 /(V1)
1
2
3
4
:
Calculations:
Bandwidth = f2 – f1 Hz

Result:

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 2
VOICE LINK
Aim: To establish voice link using optical fiber.

Objectives: To observe transmission and reception of voice signals through OF.

Equipments/Components: kit 1 and kit 2, CRO, Microphone, Loudspeaker (or

Function generator), 1 Meter fiber cable,etc.

Circuit/Block Diagram:

Theory: Fiber Optic Link can be used for transmission of digital as well as analog
signals. Basically fiber optic link contains three main elements, a transmitter, an
optical fiber and a receiver. The transmitter module take the input signal in
electrical form and then transform it into optical (light) energy containing the
same information. The optical fiber is a medium which carries this energy to the
receiver. At the receiver, light is converted back into electrical form with the same
pattern as originally fed to the transmitter.
The detailed Theory of Fiber optic transmitters and Fiber optic receiver is as
explained in Expt. No.-1.

Procedure :
1. Connect the dynamic microphone provided with the kit to the socket marked
MIC Input in the audio preamplifier section of kit 1.
2. Connector speakers provided with the kit to the socket marked speaker in the
audio amplifier section of kit 2.
3. Now in the above experiment of simple analog link, remove the signal
generator output from AMP Input post and supply MIC output from MIC Output
post in kit 1.
4. Similarly connect output signal of photo detector from post detector output to
the post audio output.
5. Adjust optical fiber control post P1 in kit 1 and voice control post P1 in kit 2 to
setup fiber optic audio link

Result:

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 3
PAM SIGNAL TRANSMISION & RECEPTION

Aim: To Transmit and receive Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM) signal using OF.

Objectives: i) To observe transmission and reception of PAM signals through OF.

ii)To represent modulating, carrier, PAM and demodulated signals graphically.

Equipments/ Components: kit No.1 & 2, CRO, Function Generator, 1 Meter

Fiber Cable, etc.

Circuit/Block Diagram:
Theory: Pulse Amplitude Modulation is a technique of communication in which
the high frequency square wave is modulated by the low frequency signal. The
modulating signal is sampled by the pulses. The PAM signal is nothing but high
frequency square wave in which the amplitude of each pulse is equal to that of
the information signal at the respective sampling instant.

Procedure:
1. Concept the power supply cable with proper polarity to kit 1 & kit 2. while
connecting this ensure that the power supply is off.
2. Connect the signal generator between the PAM input and GND post for PAM
circuit in kit 1.
3. Keep the signal generator in sign wave mode and select the frequency = 1 KHz
with amplitude = 1V P-P.
4. Switch on the power supply and signal generator.
5. Check that the clock circuit is properly working by connecting the oscilloscope
probe at CLK output post.
You will find the square wave output with frequency = 32KHz
6. Now observe the output waveform at post PAM output. You will find fantastic
pattern of square wave whose amplitude ( i.e. pulse height) is varying according
to the sine wave input.
7. Now vary the frequency of input sine wave. You will notice that at the output.
The frequency is changing, still the output is pulse amplitude modulated. Further,
increase the input frequency and notice the change. Try to understand why
such angles are occurring in output waveform.
8. Slightly unscrew the cap of IR LED SFH 450V on kit 1. Do not remove the cap
from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the fiber into the cap and
assure that the fiber is properly fixed. Now tighten the cap by screwing it back.
Similarly connect the other end of fiber to detector SFH 250V on kit 2.
9. Connect output of PAM circuit at PAM output post to the AMP input post with
the shorting links provided in kit 1.
10. Now establish the link between the posts marked as AMP output and
transmitter input. Let the signal be transmitted through optical fiber. While doing
this, please ensure that both the +9V posts are shorted by the shorting link.
11. Observe the output of the detector at detector output post in kit 2. Adjust the
gain control pot P)below the power supply connector in kit 1 to obtain the same
amplitude as the transmitted signal connect this output of receiver to the input of
pulse amplitude demodulator circuit by shorting detector output post & PAM
Input post in kit 2.
 12. Observe the output at PAM output in kit 2, You will receive the same sine
wave at the output. In this way the signal is pulse amplitude modulated,
transmitted, received and again demodulated successfully.

Observations:

Result:

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 4
PROPAGATION LOSS MEASURMENT
Aim: To measure Propagation loss in optical fiber.
Objectives: i) To observe transmission and reception of signals through OF using
two different lengths fiber.
ii) To measure Propagation loss in neper/meter.

Equipments/Components: kit1, kit2, 1MHz Function Generator, 20 MHz Dual

Trace Oscilloscope, 1 & 3 Meter Fiber Cable.

Circuit/Block Diagram:

Theory: Optical fibers are available in different variety of materials. These

materials are usually selected by taking into account their absorption
characteristics for different wavelengths of light. In case of optical fiber, since the
signal is transmitted in the form of light which is completely different in nature as
that of electrons, one has to consider the interaction of matter with the radiation
to study the losses in fiber. Losses are introduced in fiber due to various reasons.
As light propagates from one end of fiber to another end, part of it is absorbed in
the material exhibiting absorption loss. Also part of the light is reflected back or in
some other directions from the impurity particles present in the material
contributing to the loss of the signal at the other end of the fiber. In general terms
it is known as propagation loss. Plastics fibers have higher loss of the order of 180
db/km. whenever the condition for angle of incidence of the incident light is
violated the losses are introduced due to refraction of light. This occurs when
fiber is subjected to bending. Lower the radius of curvature more is the loss.
Other losses are due to the coupling of fiber at LED & photo detector ends.

Procedure:
1. Slightly unscrews the cap of IR LED SFH 450v from kit 1. Do not remove the cap
from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the fiber into the cap and
assure that the fiber is properly fixed. Now tighten the cap by screwing it back.
2. Connect the power supply cables with proper polarity to kit 1 and kit 2 while
connecting this, ensure that the power supply is off.
3. Connect the signal generator between the AMP input and GND posts in kit 1 to
feed the analog signal to the preamplifier.
4. Keep the signal generator in sign wave mode and the select the frequency of
1KHz with amplitude of 2VP-P (Max input level is 4 VP-P).
5. Switch on the power supply and signal generator.
6. Check the output signal of the pre-amplifier at the post AMP output in kit 1. It
should be same as that of the applied input signal.
7. Now rotate the Optical Power Control pot P1 located below power supply
connector in kit 1 in anticlockwise direction. This ensures minimum current flow
through LED.
8. Short the following posts in kit 1 with links provided.
a) -9V and -9V . This ensures supply to the transmitter.
b) AMP Output and Transmitter Input.
9. Connect the other end of the fiber to detectorSFH250V in kit 2 very carefully as
per the instruction in step 1.
10. Ensure that the jumper located just above IC U1 in kit 2 is shorted to pin 2 and
pin 3. Shorting of the jumper allows the connection of PIN diode to trans-
impedance amplifier stage.

11. Observe the output signal from the detector at AC OUTPUT post in kit2 on
CRO. Adjust optical power control pot P1 in kit1. You should get the reproduction
of original transmitted signal. Also adjust the amplitude of received signal as that
of transmitted one. Mark this amplitude as V1.

12. Now replace 1m fiber by 3m fiber without changing settings of kit1 & kit2.
Measure the amplitude of received signal again. You will notice that it is less than
previous one. Mark this as V2.

13. If α is the attenuation/loss in the fiber then, we have,

V1/V2 = exp{-α(L1+L2)}

Where- α=neper/meter,

L1= Fiber length for V1,

L2= Fiber length for V2,

14. Calculate propagation loss α using above equation.

Observations:
i)The measured length of fiber, L1=------meter

ii)O/P voltage V1 for length of fiber, L1=------Volts

iii)The measured length of fiber, L2=------meter

iv)O/P voltage V2 for length of fiber, L2=------Volts

Calculations:
V1/V2 = exp{-α(L1+L2)}

Log10 (V1/V2)= -α(L1+L2)

Therefore -α= Log10 (V1/V2) /(L1+L2) neper/meter

= ------ neper/meter
Result:

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 5
BENDING LOSS MEASURMENT
Aim: To measure bending loss in optical fiber.
Objectives: i) To observe transmission and reception of signals through bend
fiber of different loop diameters.
ii) To Plot a graph of the received signal amplitude through bend
fiber v/s loop diameter.
Equipments/Components: kit1, kit2, 1MHz Function Generator, 20 MHz Dual
Trace Oscilloscope, Fiber Cable, etc.
Circuit/Block Diagram:
Theory: Optical fibers are available in different variety of materials. These
materials are usually selected by taking into account their absorption
characteristics for different wavelengths of light. In case of optical fiber, since the
signal is transmitted in the form of light which is completely different in nature as
that of electrons, one has to consider the interaction of matter with the radiation
to study the losses in fiber. Losses are introduced in fiber due to various reasons.
As light propagates from one end of fiber to another end, part of it is absorbed in
the material exhibiting absorption loss. Also part of the light is reflected back or in
some other directions from the impurity particles present in the material
contributing to the loss of the signal at the other end of the fiber. In general terms
it is known as propagation loss. Plastics fibers have higher loss of the order of 180
db/km. whenever the condition for angle of incidence of the incident light is
violated the losses are introduced due to refraction of light. This occurs when
fiber is subjected to bending. Lower the radius of curvature more is the loss.
Other losses are due to the coupling of fiber at LED & photo detector ends.

Procedure:
1. Slightly unscrews the cap of IR LED SFH 450v from kit 1. Do not remove the cap
from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the fiber into the cap and
assure that the fiber is properly fixed. Now tighten the cap by screwing it back.
2. Connect the power supply cables with proper polarity to kit 1 and kit 2 while
connecting this, ensure that the power supply is off.
3. Connect the signal generator between the AMP input and GND posts in kit 1 to
feed the analog signal to the preamplifier.
4. Keep the signal generator in sign wave mode and the select the frequency of
1KHz with amplitude of 2VP-P (Max input level is 4 VP-P).
5. Switch on the power supply and signal generator.
6. Check the output signal of the pre-amplifier at the post AMP output in kit 1. It
should be same as that of the applied input signal.
7. Now rotate the Optical Power Control pot P1 located below power supply
connector in kit 1 in anticlockwise direction. This ensures minimum current flow
through LED.
8. Short the following posts in kit 1 with links provided.
a) -9V and -9V . This ensures supply to the transmitter.
b) AMP Output and Transmitter Input.
9. Connect the other end of the fiber to detectorSFH250V in kit 2 very carefully as
per the instruction in step 1.
10 Ensure that the jumper located just above IC U1 in kit 2 is shorted to pin 2 and
pin 3. Shorting of the jumper allows the connection of PIN diode to trans-
impedance amplifier stage.
11.Observe the output signal on CRO at AC OUTPUT post in kit2.
12. Then bend the fiber in a loop. (as shown in fig-1)
13. Measure the amplitude/voltage of the received signal.
14. Keep reducing the diameter of fiber to about 2cm and take corresponding
output voltage readings (Do not reduce loop diameter less than 2cm).
15. Plot a graph of the received signal amplitude v/s loop diameter.

Observation Table:
Sr.No. Loop Diameter (cm) Output Voltage (Volts)
1
2
3
4
5
:

Nature of graph:

Result:

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 6
NUMERICAL APERTURE
Aim: To measure numerical aperture of optical fiber.
Objectives: i) To observe transmission of visible light signals through fiber.
ii) To measure optical power gathering capability of fiber in terms of
numerical aperture.

Equipments/ Components: kit4, OF, Fiber holding fixture, Ruler, etc.

Circuit/Block Diagram:
Theory: Numerical aperture refers to the maximum angle at which the light
incident on the fiber end is totally internally reflected and is transmitted properly
along the fiber. The cone formed by the rotation of this angle along the axis of
fiber is the cone of acceptance of fiber. The light ray should strike the fiber end
within its cone of acceptance; else it is refracted out from fiber.

Procedure: 1. Slightly unscrews the cap of LED SFH 756V from kit 4. Do not
remove the cap from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the fiber
into the cap and assure that the fiber is properly fixed. Now tighten the cap by
screwing it back.
2. Now short the jumpers as shown in the jumper diagram.
3. Connect the power supply cables to kit 4 and switch on the power supply.
4. Apply TTL high i/p to the ED from Ext. TTL terminal as per Fig-1.
5. Insert the other end of fiber in to the fiber holding fixture.
6. Observe the illuminated circular patch of light on the screen (as shown in fig-2).
7. Measure the distance‘d’ between fiber end and surface (d=AO).
8. Then measure the major and minor axes of illumination (i.e.MR & PN as shown
in Fig-3).
9. Calculate mean radius of illumination using formula, r=(MR+PN)/4.
10. Find the numerical aperture of the fiber using formula, NA= Sinθmax=r/d2+r2
Where θmax is the maximum angle at which the light incident is properly
transmitted through the fiber.

Observation Table:
Sr.No. Distance MR (cm) PN (cm) r=(MR+PN)/4 NA=Sinθmax
d=AO (cm) =r/d2+r2
1
2
3
4
5
Calculations:
i) r=(MR+PN)/4= ; NA=Sinθmax =r/d2+r2=
ii) r=(MR+PN)/4= ; NA=Sinθmax =r/d2+r2=
iii) r=(MR+PN)/4= ; NA=Sinθmax =r/d2+r2=
iv) r=(MR+PN)/4= ; NA=Sinθmax =r/d2+r2=
v) r=(MR+PN)/4= ; NA=Sinθmax =r/d2+r2=

Result:
Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 7
SPLICING & CONNECTERIZATION

Aim: To study splicing & connecterization.

Objective: To know and apply the functioning and working of different
splicing & connecterization tools in installation of OFC link.
EQUIPMENT Used: splice installation kit, Connector installation kit.
Theory:
SK-1000 splice installation kit: It is the process of joining two pieces of fiber
together o a typical fiber optic link there are usually a number of splice points as it
is typically not possible (or practical) to simply “pull” one long continuous fiber.
Splice quality is absolutely critical, because each junction point on the link
introduce some degree of optical power loss or attenuation. Splicing joins the two
fibers together both optically and physically. There are essentially two different
techniques that are currently in use, fusion and mechanical splicing.
Splice Installation kit sk-1000 contains all the tool and materials required
mechanical splicing. The kit consists of following items. The purpose of this kit is
to train the students in the technique of splicing. Before starting with the
procedure, let us discuss in brief the operation and application of the above tools.
OPTOSPLICE: It is a high performance, easy to install U.V. Curve Mechanical
splice. The design employs a visible glass reinforced plastic housing. The molded-
in- spring grabs the buffer retention, for tuning and curing. After curing the U.V.
Adhesive ,it provides a thermal match for a long term stability over a wide
temperature range.
UV BOND: It is used for joining and mounting fiber during the process of splicing.
It cures in seconds when exposed to UV light.
UV Lamp: It is used for curing the UV Adhesive. It has been provided with two “V”
notched fiber guides. These guides serve as a means of holding the fiber in place
as well as to elevate the UV Lamp above the work surface, permitting the fiber
optic splice to be positioned within the bezel opening.
UV PROTECTIVE GOGGLES: During the process of curing of UV Adhesive, one
should make it a point to wear UV protective Goggles. It gives protection to the
eyes from UV light. For cleaning the goggles one can wash in mild soap and water,
and then rinse in clean water. Do not use ammonia, alkaline cleaners, abrasive
cleaning compounds or solvents.
No-NIK BUFFER STRIPPER: It is to remove buffer coating from the optical fiber.
FIBER OPTIC MICROSCOPE: it is used to observe the tip of fiber. Please follow the
following instruction for observing the fiber end(refer fig.)
1. Unfold the battery case so that the light will up.
2. To observe the tip of the bare fiber, set the fiber tip to the hood center. If the
fiber is ST Connectorised replace the hood with the ST. Adaptor and held the ST
Connector in the adaptor.
3. Look into ocular lens and adjust focus, turning the focus adjust knob.
BLADE & SCISSERS: They are used to remove the outer jacket and to cut the
fibrous (Kevlar) material of the fiber.
CK-1000 Connector installation kit:
In any fiber optic system, one will always find the need for splices and
connectors. Splices are during installation and again during service, if the cables
be damaged and fibers become broken. Connectors are invariably used to
connect fiber to the terminal equipment. Each splice or connectors gives rise to
additional attenuation and the need to minimize such loss requires a careful
preparation of the ends of the fibers. Low loss is obtained only if the fiber end
faces are clean, smooth and perpendicular to the fiber axis.
It is the process of terminating the fiber by a connector. Normally a source and
detectors are mounted is a standard bulkhead, into which the fiber link of the
system. Which is having the connectors at the end is plugged. Such an
arrangement permits individual units and components to be tested separately
and replaced if necessary.
Many different design of connector have been developed (fig.1). Most use a
ferrule for fiber alignment, although some designs use three spheres to center the
fiber and a double cone to align the connectors.
Connector Installation kit CK 1000 contains all the tools and materials required
to terminate glass fiber with ST Connector.
The kit consists of following items.

FIBER OPTIC STRIPPER: It is designed to remove the outside jacket of the fiber. To
use it insert the fiber into the stripping hole of proper diameter. Close the tool
and draw fiber through hole exerting steady pressure (refer fig.)
DIAMOND PEN SCRIBE: It is use to cut the glass fiber. Hold the diamond pen
scribe perpendicularly to the fiber axis and slowly scribe it on the glass fiber
without exerting any pressure.
FIBER OPTIC MICROSCOPE: It is used to observe the tip of fiber. Please follow the
following instruction for observing the fiber end(refer fig.)
1. Unfold the battery case so that the light will up.
2. To observe the tip of the bare fiber, set the fiber tip to the hood center. If the
fiber is ST Connectorised replace the hood with the ST Adaptor and held the ST
connector in the adaptor.
3. Look into ocular lens and adjust focus, turning the focus adjust knob.
ST POLISHING TOOL: It helps to hold the ST Connectorised fiber at 90 while
polishing on the lapping sheet.
LAPPING SHEET: The Lapping sheet comes with 5, 1 & 0.3 micron fine grain
polishing paper. For polishing the fiber, rotate the ST polishing tool in the figure of
eight on 5 micron paper and then on 1 micron and 0.3 micron polishing paper.
EPOXY: It is used for bonding the fiber inside the connector permanently. It
consist of two part. Take equal amount of adhesive from each part on any clean,
dry, flat surface. Mix it thoroughly so that the different colored part blend into a
smooth uniform color. After applying allow it to cure for 4 hours. Cure may be
accelerated by heat such as one hours at 140 F. Note that the mixed material
must be used within 30minutes.
CRIMP TOOL: After the fiber has been bonded permanently to the connector, the
back shell (crimp sleeve) of the connector is crimped using crimped using crimp
tool. Select proper cavity diameter of crimp tool while crimping the connector.
BLADE & SCISSERS: They are used to remove the outer jacket and to cut the
fibrous (Kevlar) material of the fiber.
COTTON SWAB AND TISSUE PAPER: They are used for cleaning purpose. For
minimizing the loss, one should ensure that no dust particles are adhered to the
bare fiber. Wipe the fiber with tissue paper moistened with alcohol to remove the
impurities.

Conclusion:
 Experiment No. 8
EYE PATTERN MEASURMENT
Aim: Assignment on eye pattern measurement.
Theory: The eye-pattern technique is a simple but powerful measurement
method for assessing the data-handling ability of a digital transmission system.
This method has been used extensively for evaluating the performance of wire
systems and can also be applied to optical fiber data links. The eye-pattern
measurements are made in the time domain and allow the effects of waveform
distortion to be shown immediately on an oscilloscope.
Fig.-1 shows a basic equipment setup for making eye-pattern
measurements. The output from a pseudorandom data pattern generator is
applied to the vertical input of an oscilloscope and the data out is used to trigger
the horizontal sweep. This result in the type of display pattern is formed; consider
the eight possible 3-bit-long NRZ combinations shown in Fig.-2. When these eight
patterns are superimposed simultaneously, an eye pattern as shown in Fig.-3 is
formed. The basic upper and lower bounds are determined by the logic one and
zero levels, shown by bon and boff, respectively. Some key features of this pattern
include the following:
 The opening (height) and width of the eye
 The 20-to-80-percent rise and fall times
 Overshoot on logic ones and zeros
 Undershoot on a logic zero
 Jitter in the eye pattern

Fig.-1 Basic equipment setup for making eye-diagram measurements.

To measure system performance with the eye-pattern technique, a variety of
word patterns should be provided. A convenient approach is to generate a
random data signal, because this is the characteristic of data streams found in
practice. This type of signal generates ones and zeros at a uniform rate but in a
random manner. A variety of pseudorandom means that the generated
combination or sequence of ones and zeros will eventually repeat but that it is
sufficiently random for test purposes.

Fig.-2 General configuration of an eye diagram showing definitions of

fundamental measurement parameters.
Fig.-3 Eight possible 3-bit-long NRZ combinations of pulses that have moderate
rise and fall times.

A pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) comprises four different 2-bit-

long combinations, eight different 3-bit-long combinations, sixteen different 4-bit-
long combinations, and so on (i.e. sequences of 2N different N-bit-long
combinations), up to a limit set by the instrument. These combinations are
randomly selected. The PRBS pattern length is of the form 2N -1, where N is an
integer. This choice assures that the pattern-repetition rate is not harmonically
related to the data rate. Typical values of N are 7, 10, 15, 20, 23, and 31. After
this limit has been reached, the data sequence will repeat.

Conclusion:
3.Quiz /Viva/ Oral Question on the subject:-

Expt. No.-1 Analog Link

Q 1- What for optical fiber link is used?
Q 2. How optical signal is propagating through optical fiber?
Q 3. Which type of optical fiber we are using for practical or demonstration?
Q 4. What is full form of LED? What are the different types of radiation coming from LED?
Q 5. What is function of LED in optical trainer kits?
Q 6. Which LED (type and number) is used in transmitter kit(kit-1)?
Q 7. At what wavelength LED is used?
Q 8. What is function of detector in optical trainer kits?
Q 9. Which photo detector (type and number) is used in receiver kit(kit-2)?
Q 10. How much is responsivity of photo detector used?
Q 11. What different types of analog signals we are transmitting through optical fiber?
Q 12. How bandwidth of OFC link can be measured?
Q 13. How voltage gain can be calculated?
Q 14.Write the frequency range for which response of system is flat.
Q 15. Write analog bandwidth (measured) of OFC link.

Expt. No.-2 Voice Link

Q 1- What is objective/s of expt. No.-2 voice link?
Q 2. What is function of microphone used in kit-1?
Q 3. Which type of microphone used in kit-1?
Q 4. What is function of audio pre-amplifier circuit in kit-1?
Q 5. What for loudspeaker is used in kit-2?
Q 6. What is function of audio amplifier circuit in kit-2?
Q 7. How alternately transmission and reception can be verified on same trainer kits?
Q 8. Give audio frequency range ?
Q 9.State radio frequency range?
Q 10.Which type of loudspeaker is used in kit-2?
Expt. No.-3 PAM SIGNAL TRANSMISION & RECEPTION
Q 1- What is objective/s of expt. No.-3 PAM signal transmission & reception?
Q 2. What is Pulse Amplitude Modulation?
Q3-What are the different types of PAM?
Q4-How PAM signal is generated?
Q 5. What different signals required to generate PAM signal?
Q 6-What for clock/timing circuit in kit-1 is used?
Q7-How much is the frequency of carrier signal generated?
Q8-Represent graphically i/p modulating signal?
Q9- Represent graphically i/p carrier signal?
Q10- Represent graphically Pulse Amplitude modulated signal?
Q11- Represent graphically Pulse Amplitude demodulated signal?

Expt. No.-4 PROPAGATION LOSS MEASURMENT

Q 1- What is objective/s of expt. No.-4 propagation loss measurement?
Q 2. What is propagation loss?
Q3-What are the different types of losses occurred in optical fiber?
Q4-What is unit of loss measurement?
Q 5.Give the equation for calculation of propagation loss?
Q 6-What is relation between dB and neper?
Q7- How is the variation of propagation loss as per expt. with respect to length of fiber?
Q8-How to minimize propagation loss?

Expt. No.-5 BENDING LOSS MEASURMENT

Q 1- What is objective/s of expt. No.-5 bending loss measurement?

Q 2. What is bending loss in optical fiber?
Q3-What are the different types of bending losses occurred?
Q4-Give the causes of bending loss?
Q5-How signal refraction occur due to micro bending loss?
Q6- How signal refraction occur due to macro bending loss?
Q 7.How is the variation of bending loss as per expt. with respect to loop diameter?
Q 8-At what lower limit we can bend given fiber as per expt.?
Q 9-How to minimize bending loss?
Expt. No.-6 NUMERICAL APERTURE

Q 1-What is numerical aperture(NA) of optical fiber ?

Q 2. What is objective/s of expt. No.-6 numerical aperture?
Q3-Whether NA is dimensionless quantity?
Q4-Broadly NA ranges from ---- to ---?
Q5-General range of NA is from ---- to ---?
Q6- What for NA measurement/calculation is required?
Q 7-How NA is measured theoretically? Give equation?
Q 8-State the equation relating NA and refractive indices of core and cladding of fiber?
Q 9- Which type of optical source is used in this expt.?
Q 10- How NA is measured practically? Give equation?

Expt. No.-7 SPLICING & CONNECTERIZATION

Q 1-What is splice or splicing in OFC?
Q 2. What are the different splicing techniques used in OFC?
Q 3-What is connector or connectorization in OFC?
Q 4. What are the different types of connectors used in OFC?
Q5-How optosplice is constructed
Q6- What for UV protective goggle is used?
Q 7-Which adhesive material is used in bonding fibers generally?
Q 8-Give the use of blade and scissers?
Q 9- What for fiber optic stripper is used?
Q 10- How crimp tool is useful in splicing?

Expt. No.-8 EYE PATTERN MEASURMENT

Q 1-What is eye pattern or eye diagram?

Q 2Enlist the different basic equipment required for eye pattern measurment?
Q 3-in which domain the eye-pattern measurements is carried out?
Q 4. What are the key features of pattern generated?
4. Conduction of Viva-Voce Examinations:

Teacher should conduct oral exams of the students with full preparation.
Normally, the objective questions with guess are to be avoided. To make it
meaningful, the questions should be such that depth of the students in the
subject is tested. Oral examinations are to be conducted in cordial environment
amongst the teachers taking the examination. Teachers taking such examinations
should not have ill thoughts about each other and courtesies should be offered to
each other in case of difference of opinion, which should be critically suppressed
in front of the students.

5. Evaluation and marking system:

Basic honesty in the evaluation and marking system is absolutely essential and in
the process impartial nature of the evaluator is required in the examination
system to become. It is a primary responsibility of the teacher to see that right
students who are really putting up lot of hard work with right kind of intelligence
are correctly awarded.

The marking patterns should be justifiable to the students without any ambiguity
and teacher should see that students are faced with just circumstances.