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LED Light Source with
85/85 launch condition
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Compact hand held light source
Insertion Loss testing for Aerospace applications
Provides stable 85/85% launch conditions for
multimode fiber measurements
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1300nm or 850nm LED
For 62.5/125 µm or 50/125 µm fiber
Rechargeable Li-Ion battery with 48hr life
The ALS handheld optical fiber source is used with an Optical Power Meter to measure the loss of multimode
optical fiber systems, in applications which require 85/85% Limited Phase Space modal launch conditions. The
ALS provides excellent stability and ease of use.
The 85/58% modal launch condition is used specifically in the aerospace industry, and it widely used by Airbus for
certification of its optical fiber harnesses.
Technical specification - ALS LED Light Source
Part number
ALS-1300-62-85-HH
ALS-1300-50-85-HH
ALS-0850-62-85-HH
ALS-0850-50-85-HH
Description
1300nm LED light
source with FC
connector to deliver
85/85% modal launch
into 62.5/125µm fiber.
1300nm LED light
source with FC
connector to deliver
85/85% modal launch
into 50/125µm fiber.
850nm LED light
source with FC
connector to deliver
85/85% modal launch
into 62.5/125µm fiber.
850nm LED light
source with FC
connector to deliver
85/85% modal launch
into 50/125µm fiber.
Source type
LED
LED
LED
LED
Centre
wavelength
1300nm
1300nm
850nm
850nm
Spectral width 155nm (FWHM)
155nm (FWHM)
50nm (FWHM)
50nm (FWHM)
Dimensions
200 x 120 x 35 mm
200 x 120 x 35 mm
200 x 120 x 35 mm
200 x 120 x 35 mm
Weight
0.5kg
0.5kg
0.5kg
0.5kg
Optical power -20dBm into
output
62.5/125µm fiber
-20dBm into 50/125µm -20dBm into
fiber
62.5/125µm fiber
-20dBm into 50/125µm
fiber
Optical power
+/- 0.05 dB over 1 hour +/- 0.05 dB over 1 hour +/- 0.05 dB over 1 hour +/- 0.05 dB over 1 hour
stability
85/85% Limited Phase
Optical launch
Space - see below for
condition
more details
85/85% Limited Phase 85/85% Limited Phase
Space - see below for Space - see below for
more details
more details
85/85% Limited Phase
Space - see below for
more details
Connector
interface
FC
FC
FC
FC
Power
Built-in Li-Ion battery (
external charger
supplied )
Built-in Li-Ion battery (
external charger
supplied )
Built-in Li-Ion battery (
external charger
supplied )
Built-in Li-Ion battery (
external charger
supplied )
Battery life
48 hours continuous
48 hours continuous
48 hours continuous
48 hours continuous
Case
ABS
ABS
ABS
ABS
Operating
temperature
0º -> +50ºC
0º -> +50ºC
0º -> +50ºC
0º -> +50ºC
Storage
temperature
-10º -> +60ºC
-10º -> +60ºC
-10º -> +60ºC
-10º -> +60ºC
Humidity
5%-95%, relative, noncondensing
5%-95%, relative, non- 5%-95%, relative, non- 5%-95%, relative, noncondensing
condensing
condensing