FX80 PON Optical Power Meter User Manual
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3.0
Introduction
The FX80 power meter is designed to test passive optical networks (PON). It is used to
simultaneously measure all optical signal levels between the Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and
the Optical Network Unit/Terminal (ONU/ONT) on Gigabit B/E/GPON type networks. It can be
connected onto the PON network at any available access point along the Optical Distribution
Network (ODN). The access point can be at the OLT (central office - CO, head end or sub-
headend or remote hut), Fiber Distribution Point (FDP 1 or 2/splitter (if connectorized) or at the
ONU/ONT (customer premises - CP). The figure in
Section 6.2.3 Performing Optical Power
shows a typical PON with the three possible locations for
measurement.
The unit passively monitors 1310, 1490 and optional 1550 nm RF video downstream and
upstream PON optical power levels for compliance to standards. The measurement results can
be transferred to a PC or uploaded to the cloud using a Fiberizer Cloud account.
The operator is assumed to have received basic training in fiber optics and related testing and
measurement practices.
FX80 PON power meters are configured by the manufacturer according to
customer requirements. A single device can be configured with optional VFL or
BB-OPM.
3.1
FX80 Features
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Test B/E/GPON optical signal levels at OLT, FDP or ONT/ONU
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Dual SC/APC Test Ports for Passive, Pass-Through Measurement of PON optical signal
levels
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High contrast LCD 128 x 64 pixels with backlight (69 x 6.5 nm viewing area)
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Measure the downstream 1490 nm and optional 1550 nm optical power transmitted from
the OLT to the ONU/ONT
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Measure the upstream 1310 nm optical power (burst and CW mode) transmitted from
ONU/ONT to the OLT
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Pass/Fail or numeric measurement results
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Tone detection for fiber identification
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Rechargeable Li-Poly battery or AC or USB powered operation
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Rugged compact design with protective rubber boot
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Optional Broadband InGaAs power meter (9 calibrated wavelengths: 850, 1300, 1310,
1490, 1550, 1590, 1610, 1625, 1650 nm)
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Visual Fault Locator (VFL) option
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Client USB software (LTSync) for data transfer to PC or cloud for future analysis and
reporting.
