3B Scientific™ Optical Telecommunications Equipment Set

Description

Includes

• 1 Optical bench, 600x480 mm, for attachment of magnetic components
• 8 Optical riders with magnetic base
• 2 Movable riders, l = 25 mm, with magnetic base
• 1 LED with collimating lens, in frame on stem, red
• 1 LED with collimating lens, in frame on stem, blue
• 1 Electronic signal transmitter, including power supply
• 1 Electronic signal receiver, including power supply
• 2 Phototransistors in housing on stem
• 1 Fibre-optic cable with SMA plugs, 1m
• 1 Diffraction grating, 600 lines/mm
• 1 Dichroitic filter in housing on stem, blue
• 1 Dichroitic filter in housing on stem, yellow
• 2 Converging lenses in housing on stem, f = 50mm, 40mm dia.
• 1 Slide holder for gratings, on stem
• Component holders and spring clips

Complete experiment system for quantitative investigation of transmission of signals via optical media, plus the processes of optical multiplexing and demultiplexing.

To build a two-dimensional optical system of high precision, a magnetic bench with a printed grid is provided, upon which it is possible to write.

• Optical bench:

• Available surface: 600x480mm²
• Grid radials: 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°
• Grid subdivisions: 5 cm, 1 cm
• Weight: 6kg approximately

Experiment topics:

• Glass fibres and optical telecommunications
• Acceptance cone and optimisation of coupling to a fibre optic cable
• Absorption, effect of the length of the transmission line
• Coupling losses
• Diffraction by an optical grating and optical multiplexing
• Dichroitic filters and optical demultiplexing
• Spectral composition of light sources
• Spectral dispersion and recomposition
• Colour and interference filters
• Signal shaping and matching
• Band width and limiting frequency
• Calculation of theoretical band width
• Optical diaphony

Specifications

• For Use With (Application): For quantitative investigation of transmission of signals via optical media, plus the processes of optical multiplexing and de-multiplexing
• Product Type: Optical Telecommunications Equipment Set
• Weight (Metric): 6 kg
• Weight (English): 13.2 lb.
• Includes: 1 Optical bench, 8 Optical riders with magnetic base, 2 Movable riders, with magnetic base, 1 LED with collimating lens, in frame on stem, red, 1 LED with collimating lens, in frame on stem, blue, 1 Electronic signal transmitter, including power supply, 1 Electronic signal receiver, including power supply, 2 Phototransistors in housing on stem, 1 Fiber-optic cable with SMA plugs, 1 m, 1 Diffraction grating, 600 lines/mm, 1 Dichroic filter in housing on stem, blue, 1 Dichroic filter in housing on stem, yellow, 2 Converging lenses in housing on stem, 1 Slide holder, on stem