The VF-20 Fiber Inspection System

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Click  for examples of fringe patterns

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The MPX Modal Explorer

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Click for a whitepaper (.pdf, 330k)

Click for the MPX Helpfile (.hlp, 4M)

Measures the modal distribution in multimode fibres.

MPX-1 for 850nm and MPX-2 for 1300/1550nm

Used for characterising patchcords,  mode filters, OTDRs, VCSEL sources, etc.

(Email us for a fully-featured demo CD of the MPX-1.

Measures the flatness and surface quality of cleaved or polished fibre ends.

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'T-Gauss' - Gaussian Beam  Software

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Click for a short tutorial on Gaussian beams

A single-lens Gaussian beam transformation consists of five inter-related parameters: the object size and position, the image size and position and the focal length of the lens. Enter any three of these parameters and 'T-Gauss' will calculate the remaining two.

In addition, the multiple-lens facility can handle any combination of lenses, windows and glass blocks. 

(Email us for a free 30 day demo CD or buy it for less than $100.

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The LanSim LS-1

Local Area Network Simulator, designed for proving  LAN test equipment and for training installation and test engineers.

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Click for example of OTDR trace

Demonstration of the LS-1 in use

The AWS-50 Wavefront Sensor

The AWS-50 is a Wavefront Sensor designed for the measurement of optical aberrations and surface shape. It comes in a variety of configurations to meet all your requirements for wavefront quality measurements.

The AWS-50 utilises the patented IMP (Image MultiPlex) Wavefront Sensing technology developed by QinetiQ Ltd, one of Europe's largest R&D establishments, to measure the optical properties of a probe beam, which can be transmitted through or reflected off a test object.

Applications include:

• Testing of lenses, mirrors, and other optical components
  

• Analysis of aberrations in optical assemblies
  

• Bow measurement on wafers, hard discs, MEMS substrates
  

• Measurement of flatness of mechanical components
  

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Click for datasheet (.pdf, 90k)

The selection of products below have been developed in collaboration with Arden Photonics Ltd.

The ModCon  Mode Controller

The new 'ModCon' Mode Controller is able to deliver a stable modal distribution that is independent of the input distribution.

Click for a datasheet (.pdf, 112k)

Click for results from an FIA intercomprison showing how the ModCon improves measurement repeatability (.pdf, 34k).

Click for some more modal distributions.

Click for paper submitted to IET Optoelectronics (.pdf 740k).

The FTB-1

The FTB-1 consists of a series of different lengths of singlemode fibre and a variable attenuator. It may be used for verifying LAN test equipment, testing OTDRs, etc.

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The FTB-2 is the multimode version.

Mode Transfer Function

Mode Power Distribution

Encircled Flux