Product Details of Light Runner

LIGHT RUNNER

An innovative and highly advanced training solution, LIGHT RUNNER is

developed to provide industry oriented fiber optics training. This unique fiber optics

laboratory teaching package offers an immediate solution for comprehensive and

stimulating laboratory based courses in key areas of optics, optoelectronics, and optical

communications.

Light Runner is an integrated modular system offering over 40 experiments

including EDFA, 4-channel WDM, OTDR, FBG, BER, Eye Pattern, OADM and

Dispersion. Backed with an indigenous touch screen interface for optical monitoring and

control, Light Runner comprises of a robust hardware constituting industry grade silica

fibers and components, in-built DSO and in-built EDFA (user configurable and provision to

store the results) Light Runner operations are fully computerized with an interactive

software that provides exhaustive information on how-to-do and what-to-expect from each

optical experiment. Light Runner software not only provides theoretical concepts associated

with each optical experiment, but also allows saving results of individual students for later

references by the tutor.

              Light Runner comes out in four different versions:- 

Light Runner- Premium

Light Runner-Basic 

Light Runner- WDM

Light Runner- EDFA 

The detailed Technical Specification of Light Runner

LIGHT RUNNERSl No Component Specification

1

LASER Diodes

C - Band (1510, 1530, 1550 & 1570 nm)• Pigtailed DFB Laser• Output Power 1 mW

850 nm

• Pigtailed Laser (VCSEL)• Output Power 2 mW

980 nm

• Pigtailed Laser• Output Power 50 - 60 mW

2

Detectors

InGaAs (Indium Gallium Arsenide)Si (Silicon) - For 850nm LS

• Pigtailed Photodiodes• High Speed PIN diodes

3 3 dB Coupler• Splitting Ratio 50:50• Insertion Loss of each Channel 1 dB

4 3 Port Circulator• Isolation >15 dB• Insertion Loss 0.5 - 1 dB

5 4 Channel WDM Mux & Demux

• Pass Channels at 1510, 1530, 1550 and 1570 nm• Channel spacing 20 nm

6 Fiber Bragg Grating• Reflective wavelength - 1550 nm• Reflectivity > 75%

7 980/15xx WDM Coupler• 30 dB isolation @ 1550 nm• 15 dB isolation @ 980 nm

8 Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA)• Attenuation Range 1 - 40 dB• Resolution 0.05 dB

The other Benefits of Light Runner are

Features Benefits

Self-contained open platform based integrated standalone lab solution

Offers a broad range of experiments, including but not limited to latest cutting edge technologies such as EDFA, WDM, OTDR, BER, Eye Pattern, OADM and Dispersion.

Value for money Realistically priced to accommodate academic budgets

Comes with all experimental hardware and setup manual

Allows immediate installation in the laboratory. Straightforward to reconfigure for open ended projects and problem based learning laboratories

Ideal laboratory solution for conducting examinations and practical.

Allows provision to store and review the experiment results of individual students, making it a meritorious solution to execute examinations in optical labs

Comprehensive online literature support

Light Runner software provides theoretical concepts associated with each experiment for student’s ready reference while conducting the experiments

Light Runner Proprietary Software

User friendly software for real time optical control and monitoring, allowing extremely precise experimental observations.

Designed in conjunction with leading academics from Indian Institute Of Technology, India

Ensures that all desired educational objectives are realized and that students investigate all major technical issues

Experiments for different student levels

Suitable for all undergraduate and master level photonics courses in Physics and Engineering

The only bench-top fiber optic solution to use original telecom grade silica fiber and components

Allows real industry based experience while understanding fiber optics concepts

No additional peripheral equipments required

Standalone fiber optic lab solution that contains CRO, pulse generator, power meter, inbuilt DSO, inbuilt EDFA and fiber spools

Examines fundamental principles, applications and key technical issues of the technology

Ensures that all desired educational objectives are realized and that students investigate all major technical issues

Several leading academic institutions world-wide are now enjoying fiber optic lab solution Light Runner and reverting with continued repeat business

Positive endorsement of the educational value of self-contained fiber optic lab solution: Light Runner by both academic and industrial conglomerates.

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The List of experiments which we offering with Light Runner- Premium

Sr. No. LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

FIBER PARAMETERS

1 Attenuation in Optical Fiber2 Bending Loss3 Dispersion in Optical Fiber

4 Numerical Aperture

COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS5 Wavelength Division Multiplexer

6 Fiber Bragg Grating and Optical Circulator

7 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier

8 Diode Laser Characterization

9 PIN Photodiode CharacterizationOPTICAL COMMUNICATION

SYSTEM

10Analog and Digital Fiber Optic Trans

receiver11 8 channel Time Division Multiplexing

12 Wavelength Division Multiplexed Link

13 Optical Amplification in WDM Link

14Adding and Dropping of Channels in

WDM Link

TESTING AND ANALYSIS15 Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

16 Bit Error Rate & Eye Pattern Analysis

17 Power Budgeting

18 Rise Time Budgeting

Classification of Experiments in the four version of Light Runner

Sr No

Lists of ExperimentsLight

RunnerBasic

Light RunnerEDFA

Light RunnerWDM

Light Runner Premium

1 Attenuation in Optical Fiber √ √ √ √

2 Bending Loss √ √ √ √

3 Numerical Aperture √ √ √ √

4 Dispersion in Optical Fiber √ - - √

5Wavelength Division Multiplexer - √

√ √

6 Fiber Bragg Grating and Optical Circulator

- - √ √

7 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier - √ - √

8 Diode Laser Characterization√ √ √ √

9 PIN Photodiode Characterization √ - - √

10Analog and Digital Fiber Optic Link

√ √ √ √

11Time Division Multiplexing

√ √ √ √

12Wavelength Division Multiplexed

Link- √ √ √

13

Optical Amplification in WDM Link - √ - √

14Adding and Dropping of Channels

in WDM Link- - √ √

15Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

√ -√ √

16Bit Error Rate & Eye Pattern

Analysis √ √ √ √

17Power Budgeting

√ √ √ √

18 Rise Time Budgeting. √ - - √

Classification of components in various models of Light Runner

Sr No

Lists of Components Light RunnerBasic

Light Runner EDFA

Light Runner WDM

LightRunner

Premium

LASERS

1 LS - 1510 nm - - √ √

2 LS - 1530 nm - √ √ √

3 LS - 1550 nm √ √ √ √

4 LS - 1570 nm - - √ √

5 LS - 660 nm √ - - √

6 LS - 980 nm Pump - √ - √

DETECTORS

1 PD1 - 1510 nm - - √ √

2 PD2 - 1530 nm - √ √ √

3 PD3 - 1550 nm √ √ √ √

4 PD4 - 1570 nm - - √ √

5 PD5 - 660 nm √ - - √

6 PD6 - 660 nm √ - - √

OPTICAL PASSIVE COMPONENTS

1 3 dB/50 - 50 Coupler √ √ - √

2 3 port Circulator √ - √ √

3 4*1 Multiplexer (MUX Block) - √ √ √

4 1*4 Demultiplexer (DEMUX Block) - √ √ √

5 Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) for 1550nm - - √ √

6 WDM Coupler - 980/15xx nm √ √ - √

7 Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA) √ √ √ √

8 Erbium Doper Fiber (Er+3) - √ - √

9 Isolator - 15xx nm - √ - √

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

1 Power Block – SMPS √ √ √ √

2 EDFA Block Pump Control Knob - √ - √

3 1550 nm Power Control Knob √ √ √ √

4 VOA Knob √ √ √ √

5 PD Characterization Block - DIP Switch √ - - √

6 LASER Characterization Block √ √ √ √

7 Analog Link Block √ √ √ √

8 Digital Link Block √ √ √ √

9 Digital Storage Oscilloscope - DSO √ √ √ √

10 Integrated PC with Touch Screen √ √ √ √