THE EXPERIMENT REPORT OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

“The Measurement Power Output of Fiber Optic By Means of Power Meter”

Prepared By :

WULAN WIDIYANINGSIH

TT-5B / 1315030117

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR

TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING STUDY PROGRAM

STATE POLYTECHNIC OF JAKARTA

2018
Report: The Measurement Power Output of Fiber Optic By Means of Power Meter.

The aim is to measure power output of fiber optic by means of power meter.

Introduction:
In transmitting signals to communications technology, optical fibers replace wire
transmission lines increasingly. This is because fiber optic channels provide several
advantages over wire channels. First, since light is effectively the same as much higher
frequency radio radiation, it is much greater than the microwave radio systems. Next, the
material in fiber is used silica glass or silicon dioxide, which is one of the most abundant
materials on our planet, so that the cost of such channels are certainly be much lower than
either the wire channels or microwave systems. Moreover, the fibers are not conductive
to electricity, so they can be used in areas where electrical insulation and interference are
severe problems. And because of its high information capacity, multiple channel routes
can be summarized into much smaller cables, thereby reducing congestion in the already
very crowded channels. With today's technology, fiber optic communications systems are
still slightly more expensive than equivalent wire or radio systems, but the situation
changes rapidly. Fiber optic systems are quickly be able to compete with other systems
in price, and with other advantages, the longer is more and more other systems that replace
it.

Equipments, Materials, Instruments

The form of optical fibre line is shown in figure 1. The output of the function
generator and the oscilloscope was connected by BNC to BNC cable. The output of the
function generator and the input of transmitter (CMOS and Ground) was connected by
BNC to Banana cable. And the last, the end of optical fiber was connected to transmitter
module output and the other end was connected to power meter.

Procedure
The circuit was connected as shown in figure 1, where the frequency and the
amplitude of function generator output were adjusted to 10 kHz and 2 Volts peak-to-peak.
The output of function generator was connected to the oscilloscope with BNC to BNC
cable. The end of optical fiber was connected to transmitter module output and the other
end was connected to power meter, as shown in figure 1. The output of the function
generator was connected to the input of transmitter (CMOS and Ground) with BNC to
Banana cable. The input frequency was changed according to table 1. The result was
shown at the power meter and the result of measurement was noted in the table 1. All of
steps were repeated for the next input frequency.

Results
Table 1. shows the results of attenuation of fiber optic
The length of cable f (KHz) Pout (dBm)
1 meter 10 - 27.2
1 meter 50 - 27.3
1 meter 100 - 27.1
1 meter 500 - 27.2
1 meter 1000 - 27.2

Discussion of Results
Table 1 was shown the comparison between attenuation of fiber optic cable and
the frequency at the same length. At frequency 10 KHz, the attenuation was -27.2 dBm.
At frequency 50 KHz, the attenuation was -27.3 dBm. At frequency 100 KHz, the
attenuation was -27.1 dBm. At frequency 500 KHz, the attenuation was -27.2 dBm. At
frequency 1000 KHz, the attenuation was -27.2 dBm. These values of attenuation differ
slightly because of the frequency at the input was a sharp increase.

Conclusions
The attenuation of fiber optic has been determined by using a power metre to
measure the power output of fiber optic cable. The results have shown a gradual increase
in the attenuation. However there have used a sharp increase in the frequency. It
concluded that, the higher the frequency is, the smaller the attenuation is.

Reference
The Optical Communications Reference 1st Edition, Dr. Casimer DeCusatis