Agilent Technologies 86038B, User Manual

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Agilent 86038B Photonic Dispersion and Loss Analyzer, Second Edition
Additional Cleaning Information
The following cleaning procedures may be used with other
optical equipment:
• How to clean bare fiber ends
• How to clean large area lenses and mirrors
How to clean bare fiber ends
Bare fiber ends are often used for splices or, together with other
optical components, to create a parallel beam.
The end of a fiber can often be scratched. You make a new
cleave. To do this:
1 Strip off the cladding.
2 Take a new soft tissue and moisten it with isopropyl alcohol.
3 Carefully clean the bare fiber with this tissue.
4 Make your cleave and immediately insert the fiber into your
bare fiber adapter in order to protect the surface from dirt.
Preferred Procedure
There is an easy method for removing dust from bare fiber ends.
1 Touch the bare fiber end with adhesive tape. Any dust will be
removed.
How to clean large area lenses and mirrors
Some mirrors, as those from a monochromator, are very soft
and sensitive. Therefore, never touch them and do not use
cleaning tools such as compressed air or polymer film.
Some lenses have special coatings that are sensitive to solvents,
grease, liquid and mechanical abrasion. Take extra care when
cleaning lenses with these coatings.
Lens assemblies consisting of several lenses are not normally
sealed. Therefore, use as little liquid as possible, as it can get
between the lenses and in doing so can change the properties of
projection.