Handheld fibre tester is eight instruments in one

An Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Feb 24, 2004

The FOT-930 MaxTester is a next-generation, multifunction optical loss test set for network service providers, installers and contractors, as well as cable television operators.

The FOT-930 MaxTester is a next-generation, multifunction optical loss test set for network service providers, installers and contractors, as well as cable television operators.

Designed as a major enhancement above and beyond the technological leadership of the original MaxTester, this all-in-one handheld tester delivers fully automated, bidirectional loss test results in an industry-leading 10s at up to three wavelengths on a single-mode port or two wavelengths on a multimode port.

The FOT-930 MaxTester can include as many as eight instruments inside a single unit: insertion loss (IL) meter, power meter, optical return loss (ORL) meter, visual fault locator, multimode and single-mode light sources, digital talk set, fibre length tester and fibre inspection probe.

The MaxTester is a flexible test unit.

Its five-wavelength multimode and singlemode configurations meet the requirements of installers and contractors for all test situations, and the 1310/1490/1550nm three-wavelength configuration is ideal for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network testing.

Through a single touch of a button, field technicians can test ORL, IL and fibre length.

The technology behind the FOT-930 MaxTester is covered by multiple patents to support the powerful FasTest concept created by EXFO in collaboration with tier-1 service providers.

This latest product introduction from EXFO, designed with a high-resolution colour display for enhanced ease of use, will be showcased at OFC, booth 2213, from 24th to 26th February at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

"It's no secret that carriers are increasingly looking for test solutions that help them reduce capital (capex) and operating (opex) expenditures without sacrificing performance", said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Physical-Layer Product Management.

"The MaxTester delivers on all counts.

Its all-in-one design provides significant cost savings in terms of carry-on equipment (capex), while the automated features lessen testing time and the need for trained personnel (opex).

In addition, we continue to expand the leadership position of the MaxTester by providing an optional connection to a fibre inspection probe for quick and accurate connector inspection".