Experior Photonics Capability Overview

Experior Photonics provides qualification and design verification testing services for fiber optic components and systems in accordance with many industry standards including Telcordia generic requirements, MIL-Standards, Fiber Optic Test Procedures (FOTPs), and many more. Services are focused on fiber optic component testing, fiber optic component reliability testing, design verification testing, module and sub-systems testing, systems testing, and optical instrument calibration. Experior Photonics combines its expertise in performing parametric measurements on optical components with its environmental and mechanical stress testing capabilities. The mechanical and environmental capabilities below can be combined with any of the optical characterization measurements before, during, and/or after the testing. Optical Component Characterization Insertion loss Return loss (reflectance) Transmittance and attenuation Polarization dependent loss Polarization mode dispersion Circuit discontinuities (dropouts) Bandwidth (WDM components) Optical crosstalk WDL wavelength dependent loss Spectral characterization of light sources Coupled power ratio Connector endface interferometry Mechanical Test Capabilities Vibration (sine, random, gunfire, resonant search & dwell) Mechanical shock (half sine, saw tooth) Cable retention testing Cable elongation Cable flex and twist testing Coating strip force measurements Proof and transmission under load tests Impact tests for fiber optic cable and connectors Cyclic flex testing for fiber optic cable Cold bend testing of fiber optic cable Connector durability (mating durability) Terminus insertion and removal force tests Terminus retention Crush resistance for fiber optic cable and connectors Fiber optic cable jacket elongation and tensile testing Fiber optic cable knot and bend tests Fiber optic cable twist bend test   Environmental Test Capabilities Temperature cycling (-170°C to +300°C) Long term aging tests Temperature humidity cycling (5% to 98%RH) Damp heat tests High temperature storage and aging tests Low temperature storage and aging tests Thermal shock liquid to liquid Thermal shock air to air Specialty Tests Fluid immersion tests Groundwater immersion Immersion corrosion Sand and dust (Arizona Road Dust Test) Compound flow (drip) test for fiber optic cables Coating strip force testing for optical fiber Stress corrosion parameter for optical fiber Adhesive test Fiber splicing Pressure altitude Altitude immersion Flammability Salt spray / salt fog ESD (Electrostatic discharge simulation testing)

The above tests can be conducted in accordance with both MIL-Standards test methods and requirements as well as with commercial telecom (TIA FOTP test methods) and requirements