PC474 Optical Networks Laboratory
This page is being updated for Winter 2019.
This is the Physics 474 Lab page, created and updated by
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Page last updated Friday March 13, 2020
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Week 4
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Week 10
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Week 11
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Week 12
Introduction
About these labs ...
[ December 13, 2017 ]
How to pronounce my name
pictorially
[ September 7, 2012 ]
Lab manual
[ Friday January 19, 2018 ]
Expectations
[ May 12, 2017 ]
Lab Emergency numbers
[ April 29, 2015 ]
Faculty of Science general regulations
MT9080 Series ACCESS Master Operation Manual
[ October 7, 2015 ]
SH4001 Super Eska Polyethylene Jacketed Optical Fiber Cord
SH4001 Super Eska Polyethylene Jacketed Optical Fiber Cord Data Sheet
ANDO AQ6317B Optical Spectrum Analyzer Instruction Manual
JDS RM3 User Manual
JDS PS3 User Manual
Agilent 8163 User Manual
Fiberizer OTDR viewer download
Fiberizer browser version
Anritsu TraceView OTDR software
Evaluation Methods
Lab Demonstrations
[ May 12, 2017 ]
Mini-report checklist
[ May 4, 2017 ]
Course Material
Week of ...
Lab
Reference Material
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white background indicates required reading;
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Jan. 7
Introduction; form groups and discuss schedule
Using lab notebooks
Safety -
Emergency Numbers
[ April 29, 2015 ]
Review -
Power Measurements
[ January 19, 2018 ]
Jan. 14
Lab: Group A
Optical Isolators
Lab: Group B
OTDR Introduction
Lab: Group C
Fibre Couplers (3 port)
Lab: Group D
WDM Couplers
Jan. 21
Lab: Group A
OTDR Introduction
Lab: Group B
Fibre Couplers (3 port)
Lab: Group C
WDM Couplers
Lab: Group D
Optical Isolators
Jan. 28
Lab: Group A
Fibre Couplers (3 port)
Lab: Group B
WDM Couplers
Lab: Group C
Optical Isolators
Lab: Group D
OTDR Introduction
Feb. 4
Lab: Group A
WDM Couplers
Lab: Group B
Optical Isolators
Lab: Group C
OTDR Introduction
Lab: Group D
Optical Circulators
(from Senko)
Feb. 11
Lab: Group A
OTDR Network Analysis
Lab: Group B
Optical Circulators
(from Senko)
Lab: Group C
ADM Couplers
Lab: Group D
Fibre Couplers (3 port)
optiwave folder
Feb. 18
Reading Week - no lab
Feb. 25
Lab: Group A
TraceView Introduction
Lab: Group B
ADM Couplers
Lab: Group C
Optiwave Introduction
Lab: Group D
OTDR Network Analysis
optiwave folder
Viewing OTDR Traces Using Traceview Software
NEW001.SOR
NEW002.SOR
1550_1km.sor
1550_2.5km.sor
1550_1km_2.sor
1550_2.5km_2.sor
1310_1km.sor
1310_2.5km.sor
1310_0.5km.sor
March 4
Lab: Group A
Optiwave Introduction
Lab: Group B
Optiwave Introduction
Lab: Group C
OTDR Network Analysis
Lab: Group D
ADM Couplers
optiwave folder
March 11
Lab: Group A
Optical Circulators
(from Senko)
Lab: Group B
OTDR Network Analysis
Lab: Group C
TraceView Introduction
Lab: Group D
TraceView Introduction
Viewing OTDR Traces Using Traceview Software
NEW001.SOR
NEW002.SOR
1550_1km.sor
1550_2.5km.sor
1550_1km_2.sor
1550_2.5km_2.sor
1310_1km.sor
1310_2.5km.sor
1310_0.5km.sor
March 18
Lab: Group A
ADM Couplers
Lab: Group B
TraceView Introduction
Lab: Group C
Optical Circulators
(from Senko)
Lab: Group D
Optiwave Introduction
optiwave folder
Viewing OTDR Traces Using Traceview Software
NEW001.SOR
NEW002.SOR
1550_1km.sor
1550_2.5km.sor
1550_1km_2.sor
1550_2.5km_2.sor
1310_1km.sor
1310_2.5km.sor
1310_0.5km.sor
March 25
Hand in any remaining labs
Lab evaluation
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