MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAIPUR

No. F5 (361 ) ST/MNI/E & C/2012

Phone 0141-2713312,2713352
Fax No. : 0141-2529078

To,
M/s

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NOTICE INVITING QUOTATIONS

1. Quotations are invited for the supply of required equipmnets for Electronics Department of this
Institute as per list overleaf by 30.04.2012 at 02:00 PM. The quotations will be opened at 03:00
PM on 30.04.2012. The covers containing the quotations must be marked "QUOTATION FOR
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING items DUE ON 30.04.2012
AT 02:00 PM.
(TWO BID SYSTEM WILL BE FOFLLOWED ALL THE BIDDER ARE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT TECHINCAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS IN SEPARATE ENVELOPS FOR EACH
DEPARTMENT & EACH ITEM . EMD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED WITH THE
TECHNICAL BIDS.
2.

THE RATES QUOTATION SHOULD BE F.O.R. JAIPUR inclusive of all charges e.g.
packing, forwarding local taxes, railway freight, transit insurance, for outside firms and free
delivery at Institute stores in the case of local firms. The rates may also be quoted separately "exgodown/F.O.R. dispatching station. In case of Ex-Godown rates, please mention your packing
and forwarding charges. Where there is no mention regarding delivery period in the quotations or
where the items are offered ex-stock, the firms will be required to supply goods within one-month
time.

3.

Quotations should preferably be given only for those articles, which are available ex-stock. Other
items should be quoted separately giving the delivery period. Rates of imported goods be quoted
excluding custom duty as this institution is exempted from payment of custom duty. The rates of
indigenous equipments may be quoted without Excise Duty as this institute is exempted from
payment of Excise Duty.

4.

As far as possible, quotations should be given for goods of Indian manufacture and foreign
goods, which are readily available. Foreign goods quoted and proposed to be supplied should be
covered by normal import quota of the dealer. This institute is exempted from payment of custom
duty.

5.

Detailed specifications and "make" of each item should be clearly given supported by the
illustrated pamphlets wherever possible. Quotations without specifying the make and other
particulars may be rejected. The payment will be made after the goods have been received,

opened, checked and found to be in order up to our entire satisfaction. The accessories included in
the equipment should also be clearly mentioned.
6.

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JAIPUR. The supplier may, if he so desires, get the goods insured and include such charges in
the tendered rate.

7.

The payment for the ordered items would be made after the articles have been received and
found in order. Normally payment shall be made through a crossed cheque within 30 days of the
receipt of goods.

8.

Your rates should be valid at least for three months from the last date of receipt of quotations.

9.

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Contractor/Supplier) shall have to be lodged in the courts situated at Jaipur and not elsewhere.

10.

The undersigned is not bound to accept the lowest tender and may reject any tender or any part of
the tender giving justification for such an action.

11.

The rates must be quoted item-wise by giving Serial No. of our enquiry letter.

12.

The quotations should preferably be sent duly typed.

13.

(a)

The Penalty Clause is as under :-

Should the tenderer fail to deliver the goods within the period specified in the tender form the
Institute may, at its discretion, allow an extension in time subject to recovery from the tenderer
as agreed liquidated damages, and not by way of penalty, a sum equal to the percentage of the
value of stores which the tenderer has failed to supply for period of delay as stated below: (i)

Delay up to one month

1%

(ii)

Delay exceeding one month but not

2%

exceeding two month

(iii)

Delay exceeding two month but not

5%

exceeding three month

(iv)

Delay exceeding three month

5% for each month and part there of

subject to maximum 10%

(b)

In case of failure to supply the goods within the prescribed time and in accordance with
the specifications give in the Quotations, the institute shall be free to cancel the order and
make purchases from the next higher tenderer or from the open market as the case may
be. In that case the loss sustained by the institute shall be recovered from the defaulting
supplier. The institute will be at liberty to recover the loss from the permanent earnest
money/or any other pending claims of the supplier without prejudice to its general right
to affect recovery from the supplier.

14 EARNEST MONEY: A Demand Draft for 2 %- of the quoted cost only in the name of the
Registrar, M.N.I.T. may please be sent along with your tender as Earnest Money without which
no tender shall be considered. Cheques are not accepted as earnest money amount. No
interest is paid by us on the amount of earnest money.
15 Successful bidder will have to furnish. Performance security @ 10 % of the
equipment cost , valid for 1 Year + 2 month on the form of Bank's Guarantee
from a nationalize Bank.
Sr.
no.

Equipment

1.

Multipurpose Lab-stations
Agilent make

2.

Digital Multi-meters

3.
4.

Handheld spectrum analyzer.

Power meter.

5.

X band microwave test bench

6.

C band microwave test bench

7.

S band microwave test bench

8.

VSWR Meter

9.
10.

Antenna Training System

CDMA Mobile Communication
Trainer

11.

Digital Communication
Training System

Details

Quantity

Agilent make advance lab with scope, power supply,

multi-meter, function generator, hardware interface
module & software
Handheld U-1250 series of Agilent Make 4 digit
display
100KHz to 6GHz
DC to 12GHz

The bench should consist suitable microwave source,

isolator, detector mount, slotted line section, DFM, PIN
modulator, Horn antenna, different microstrip
antenna, VSWR meter, and should have necessary
component to see the output on spectrum analyzer.
The bench should consist suitable microwave source,
isolator, detector mount, slotted line section, DFM, PIN
modulator, Horn antenna, different microstrip
antenna, VSWR meter, and should have necessary
component to see the output on spectrum analyzer.
The bench should consist suitable microwave source,
isolator, detector mount, slotted line section, DFM, PIN
modulator, Horn antenna, VSWR meter, and should
have necessary component to see the output on
spectrum analyzer.
It should be high gain amplifier type, bandwidth about
30 Hz, noise level less than .02 microvolt, range 70 db
min, accuracy +- .15db on one range, gain control,
input-BNC, mains 230 volt and its standard
accessories
ATS-2002 (Falcon make or equivalent)

VLSI based design, GOLD sequence, spread spectrum and

de-spread spectrum, Acquisition and tracking,
synchronization extraction, error correction encoding, Direct
spread spectrum and de-spread spectrum, Code division
multiple access, Acquisition and tracking of pseudo-random
sequence, bit synchronization, Frame synchronization
extraction, carrier recovery, error correction coding and
encoding, Plexi-glass baffle for protection
DCS-01, Effect of different sampling frequencies. 2nd order &
4th order low pass Butterworth filters. Aliasing effect, PAM
Time Division Multiplexing / De-multiplexing. phase locked
loop circuitry. Pseudo Random Bit sequence Generation.
Error Control Coding Technique using ODD Parity, EVEN
Parity and HAMMING Parity. Synchronization Techniques: Bit,
Frame Synchronization. RZ/NRZ format, ASK/FSK/PSK/Delta

15
1
5

6
3

Modulation & Demodulation. Sigma Delta Modulation and

Demodulation. Adaptive Delta Modulation and CVSD.
PAM/PWM/PPM

12.

Advanced Digital
Communication Training
System

Modulation & Demodulation: Bpsk, Dpsk, Dibit Data Encoder,

Qpsk, Constellation Diagram, Tribit Data Encoder, Qam, Msk,
Transmission & Reception Of Band Limited Pulse Train In
Base Band Transmission System, Eye Pattern, Scrambler &
Unscrambler, Dpcm, Adpcm, Quantization Noise In Dpcm

13.

Noise Power Spectral Density Kit

ACL-05: Effect of Noise on various analog systems, Calculate

Signal to Noise Ratio, Noise Figure, Noise Power and Noise
Power Spectral Density, Effect of Low pass Filter, Effect of
Switch Faults.

14.

Fourier synthesis kit

ACL-07: Sine, Square, Triangular wave frequency synthesis,

Harmonics at difference of 10 KHz, Adjustable amplitude for
each harmonics wave, All components should be mounted
on PCB and must be visible and accessible to students and
must be protected with acrylic sheet.

15.

Op-Amp TRAINER

OPT-01: Opamp trainer should be designed to study the

characteristics of Opamp (741) & its various applications. It
should allow study of timer using 555 IC. Trainer should
provide four Opamp ICs (LM741), one Timer IC (555) along
with resistor, capacitor, diode and potentiometer bank of
different values. Bread board area should allow construction
of circuits using external components along with on board
resources. Trainer should support one fixed power supply
and variable regulated positive and negative power supply.
Descriptive experimental manual should be supplied.

16.

Discrete Components Trainer

COT-01: iscrete component trainer should be designed

mainly to study characteristics of basic semiconductor
devises such as diodes, BJT, FET, MOSFET, UJT, PUT, DIAC,
TRIAC, SCR, IGBT, LDR, Photo transistor, photo diode etc. To
achieve the flexibility in the design various resources such as
resistor, capacitor, diode and Potentiometer banks of
different values should be provided on board.

Using some of the onboard resources user should be able to

design small applications. Relay and opto coupler should be
provided to study their functionality and characteristics. On
boards variable regulated positive and negative power
supply should be provided to cater the need of different
supply voltages required in the design. The trainer system
should be provided with descriptive experimental manual.

S.N
o.
1.

Name of
the
Equipme
nt
Educator
Kit
for
studying
the
principles
of
Optical
Wavegui

Detailed Specifications

Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the propagation of

light in dielectric media and waveguides, including reflection and refraction characteristics at a
dielectric optical interface, characteristics, modal properties and design of step index and
graded index planar waveguide structures, including all the necessary optical, optoelectronic
and optomechanical hardware required to perform the experiments.
(Detailed Specs available in Annexure A)

2.

ding
Educator
Kit
for
studying
the basics
of
Optical
Commun
ications

3.

Educator
Kit
for
Optical
network
analysis
using a
commerc
ial OTDR

4.

Educator
Kit
for
studying
the
principles
of EDFA

5.

Educator
Kit for
studying
the
principles
of EDF
Ring
Lasers

6.

Educator
Kit for
investigat
ing
WDM
Compone

Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package in optical fibre communications and

should enable students to characterise all of the major components of an optical fibre
communications link (i.e. transmitter (both LED and laser diode), optical fibre and receiver).
Should allow experimental investigation of the key issues of attenuation and dispersion (both
material and modal). Should include evaluation of P-I characteristics of the transmitters; the
launched powers; connector loss, length of fibre link, the receiver noise and sensitivity; the
fibre attenuation coefficients; the material and intermodal dispersion coefficients (from the
overall system response in both the frequency and time domain); and the bit rate /
bandwidth.distance products. Should include generation and analysis of Eye Diagrams and
BER in optical communication systems. rise/fall times, pulse width and jitter for various fibre
link lengths (1 to 5km) and bit rates (1 to 40Mbits/s).
(Detailed Specs available in Annexure B)
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package in optical fibre network
analysis and optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). Should investigate the
fundamental properties of OTDR eg dead zone, distance and spatial resolution,
dynamic range, etc., identify events and determine their location along a fibre link using
the OTDR. It should be possible to examine and measure various loss mechanisms
along the link at both 1310nm and 1550nm (i.e. Rayleigh scattering, Fresnel reflection,
different connectors, directional coupler, WDM, standard splice, splices between
standard to dispersion shifted SMF and fibre bends). Fault location and analysis on a
series of networks with deliberately introduced faults should be possible. Should also
be possible to remotely analyse traces acquired on the OTDR on a PC using the trace
analysis software supplied with the system. (Detailed Specs available in Annexure
C)
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the
principles and characteristics of erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) Should
investigate the full gain and noise characteristics of an in line EDFA as used in long
distance optical communications links and optical networks. Students should be able
to measure the gain characteristics of the amplifier (i.e. point of transparency, gain
gradient, gain efficiency, signal saturation, pump saturation and saturated output
power), amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) levels and noise amplitudes as a
function of input signal level over a range of pump powers. (Detailed Specs available
in Annexure D)
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the
principles and characteristics of lasers based on an Erbium Doped Fibre Ring Laser.
The kit should enable the students to investigate the principles and characteristics of
lasers using an Erbium Doped Fibre Ring Laser formed by a series of fused fibre
couplers used in turn to connect an EDF amplifier output to its input, thus forming a
series of uni-directional fibre ring lasers. Experiments should include measurement of
the pump power characteristic of the laser for several output coupling ratios and
various levels of intra-cavity loss and investigation of the variation of lasing threshold
and slope efficiency as a function of output coupling ratio, intra-cavity attenuation and
pump power. In addition the pump laser in the EDFA should be fitted with an external
modulation input to allow the examination of laser dynamics; the students should be
able to investigate and measure the laser relaxation oscillation frequencies for different
pump powers, levels of intra cavity loss and output coupling ratios, and also examine
the square of the relaxation oscillation frequency versus pump power in order to derive
the excitation lifetime. It should be possible to explore the laser onset time delay as a
function of different pump powers, levels of intra cavity loss and output coupling ratios.
(Detailed Specs available in Annexure E)
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the
principles and characteristics of WDM Components, WDM/DWDM systems and Fibre
Bragg Grating as a temperature sensor. Should be possible for students to measure
insertion losses, backreflection / return loss, for: a fused biconical taper (FBT) coupler,
a FBT WDM, an isolator, a circulator, an Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM), and
backreflection from PC and APC connectors. Also, it should be possible to determine
the isolation/extinction ratios for an isolator, circulator and OADM and characterise &

nts,
WDM/D
WDM
systems
and FBG
temperat
ure
sensor

examine the narrowband wavelength response of Bragg grating and DWDM modules.
It should allow the student to measure and plot the variations in LVI characteristics of
an ITU Grid DFB laser with operating temperature on a Personal Computer using a
dedicated driver and display software. It should be also be possible to investigate and
characterise a two channel DWDM system and examine channel add / drop and
measure system crosstalk / channel isolation. It should also be possible for the
students to examine the effect of wavelength drift on DWDM System cross-talk, and
the influence of system crosstalk on Eye Diagrams / BER in DWDM systems. In
addition, it should be possible to perform experiments to measure insertion loss and
backreflection/return losses for various components at 1310nm and to compare with
1550nm measurements, and also measure and plot the variations in LVI
characteristics of the 1310nm laser with operating temperature. It should be possible
for students to also determine fibre attenuation and link length and estimate the
chromatic dispersion of singlemode fibre at 1310nm & 1550nm. It should be possible
to assemble and characterise a two channel 1310nm & 1550nm WDM system. The
equipment should also allow examination of temperature tuning effects on a Bragg
grating and subsequently its role as a temperature sensor. (Detailed Specs available
in Annexure F)

7.

OTDR

8.

Optical

Handheld, singlemode, dual wavelength 1310/1550nm laser sources (with SC and FC

Adapters), at least 26dB Dynamic Range, traces can be stored internally and
transferred to PC by the USB cable, complete with PC emulation Software. Integrated
optical Power Meter (OPM),
Laser Source (OLS) and Visible Fault Locator (VFL).
The Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing Machine for splicing of optical fibers.

Fiber
Fusion
Splicer

9.

Optical
Communi
cation Lab

10.

Advance
d
photonic
simulatio
n
software

BeamProp, Fullwave and Bandsolve for Windows 2000/XP/Vista, single user network
license, latest version

ANNEXURE-A
Principles of Optical Waveguiding ED-WAVE
1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the propagation of light in
dielectric media and waveguides, including reflection and refraction characteristics at a dielectric
optical interface, characteristics, modal properties and design of step index and graded index planar
waveguide structures, including all the necessary optical, optoelectronic and optomechanical hardware
required to perform the experiments. Should include relevant literature e.g. student manuals and
instructor manual. Should be upgradable to address other aspects of Basic Optics such as
polarisation, diffraction, and interference & coherence. Should include Student Manual and Instructor
Manual (containing sample results).

2. Technical details:
Should include all of the optical, optoelectronic and optomechanical hardware required to perform the
experiments in each module sequentially, as per list below:
Description
HARDWARE
1mW 633nm Laser Diode with integral drive electronics, holder and 6V power
supply
Remotely mounted Si detector head with battery powered bench top receiver unit
displaying detected power on an integral panel meter.
Linear Translation Stage
Z axis translation stage
Rotation stage with vernier scale and 1 arc/min micrometer
Graduated table and indicator arm
Spacer for graduated table
470mm Optical Rail with supports
25mm Carriers with Post Holders
Graduated Rotating Polariser Mount
High index prism coupling assembly
Glass Semi-Cylindrical Element with mounting plate
25mm Polariser
Mounted DCX Lens
Multimode and singlemode step index planar waveguides
Multimode and singlemode graded index planar waveguides
All necessary hardware including Right Angle Post Clamp, adequate no. of Post
Collars & 95mm posts, Spring Clamp and M6 Allen key
Optical waveguide analysis software for use with above allowing the user to study
planar optical waveguides experimentally and theoretically.

Qty/Unit
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1 set
1 set
1 set
multiuse
r

ANNEXURE-B
Fibre Optic Communications ED-COM

1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package in optical fibre communications and
should enable students to characterise all of the major components of an optical fibre communications
link (i.e. transmitter (both LED and laser diode), optical fibre and receiver). Should allow experimental
investigation of the key issues of attenuation and dispersion (both material and modal). Should include
evaluation of P-I characteristics of the transmitters; the launched powers; connector loss, length of
fibre link, the receiver noise and sensitivity; the fibre attenuation coefficients; the material and
intermodal dispersion coefficients (from the overall system response in both the frequency and time
domain); and the bit rate / bandwidth.distance products. Should include generation and analysis of
Eye Diagrams and BER in optical communication systems. rise/fall times, pulse width and jitter for
various fibre link lengths (1 to 5km) and bit rates (1 to 40Mbits/s). Should include Student Manual and
Instructor Manual (containing sample results).

2. Technical details:
Should include all of the optical, optoelectronic and optomechanical hardware required to perform the
experiments in each module sequentially. Details as follows:
Description

Qty/Unit

HARDWARE
850 nm ST connectorised LED transmitter with adjustable drive current (current

reading displayed on an integral panel meter) and modulation signal input

790 nm ST connectorised laser diode transmitter with adjustable drive current
(current reading displayed on an integral panel meter) and modulation signal input
ST connectorised Si photodiode receiver with detected power displayed on an
integral panel meter
1 km reel of ST connectorised graded index multi-mode optical fibre
2 km reel of ST connectorised graded index multi-mode optical fibre
1m lengths of ST connectorised optical fibre patchcord
ST bulkhead connector
An integrated waveform generator which can be switched between a 4 MHz square
wave pulse generator and a variable frequency (1 to 25 MHz) sine wave generator
All necessary electrical cables viz. BNC cables, BNC Tee-Piece and Mains Power
Lead
Benchtop instrument including PRBS Generator with variable bit rate (1 - 40Mbit/s;
Least Count 1 bps) displayed on LCD panel display and data, clock and impulse
outputs

1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1 set
1

2 km reel of ST connectorised graded index multi-mode optical fibre

ST uniter

All necessary electrical cables viz. BNC cables (1m), USB Cable, Null Modem Cable
and Mains Power Lead
Q-factor Analysis Software to determine Q-factors and BER from the eye pattern
histograms generated

1 set
1

ANNEXURE-C
Optical Network Analysis (without OTDR unit) ED-NET

1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package in optical fibre network analysis and optical
time domain reflectometry (OTDR). Should investigate the fundamental properties of OTDR eg dead
zone, distance and spatial resolution, dynamic range, etc., identify events and determine their location
along a fibre link using the OTDR. It should be possible to examine and measure various loss
mechanisms along the link at both 1310nm and 1550nm (i.e. Rayleigh scattering, Fresnel reflection,
different connectors, directional coupler, WDM, standard splice, splices between standard to dispersion
shifted SMF and fibre bends). Fault location and analysis on a series of networks with deliberately
introduced faults should be possible. Should also be possible to remotely analyse traces acquired on the
OTDR on a PC using the trace analysis software supplied with the system. Should include Student and
Instructor Manuals (containing sample results).

2. Technical details:
Should include all of the optical networks, fibre optic components and support literature required to
perform the experiments when used with a commercial OTDR & trace analysis software.
Description
HARDWARE

Qty/Unit

A network box containing three test singlemode optical fibre networks. The networks
include various elements, such as; optical fibre directional couplers, simulated faults,
splices, standard & non-zero dispersion shifted singlemode fibre, different fibre
connectors, extra fibre lengths and a 1310 / 1550nm wavelength division multiplexer.
Access is provided to the ports at each end of the optical networks to allow bidirectional OTDR measurements if desired.

2 km reel of connectorised single mode optical fibre

All required interconnecting fibre patchcords & uniters

1 set

Bend loss device

ANNEXURE-D
Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers ED-AMP

1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the principles and
characteristics of erbium doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs) Should investigate the full gain and noise
characteristics of an in line EDFA as used in long distance optical communications links and optical
networks. Students should be able to measure the gain characteristics of the amplifier (i.e. point of
transparency, gain gradient, gain efficiency, signal saturation, pump saturation and saturated output
power), amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) levels and noise amplitudes as a function of input signal
level over a range of pump powers. Should include Student Manual and Instructor Manual (containing
sample results).

2. Technical details:
Should include all of the optical components and optoelectronic instrumentation required to perform
the experiments.
Description
HARDWARE

Qty/Unit

A connectorised erbium doped fibre amplifier pumped by a 980nm laser diode

(pump power tuneable from 0 at least 60 mW via front panel control and displayed
on an LCD) to provide small signal gains of the order of 25dB. The amplifier should
contain optical isolators and angle polished connectors to limit positive feedback
and suppress oscillation (i.e. laser action)

A 1550nm DFB laser source to provide the input signals. The source should be
specially designed to provide signal levels in a range from approximately -40dBm up
to -3dBm (0.5mW) without degradation of its coherence properties (i.e. its linewidth).

A suitable photodiode detection system for measuring the input signal levels over a
large (40dB) dynamic range. The unit should allow the measurement of the
amplified AC signal power super imposed on a high quasi DC level of ASE using
The detection system should offer both Lock in and average power detection
modes.

Fixed 15dB Build-Out optical attenuator

Fibre patchcords to connect between the various units of the system

1 set

All necessary electrical cables including BNC cables and Mains Power Lead

1 set

ANNEXURE-E
Principles of Lasers ED-LASE

1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the principles and
characteristics of lasers based on an Erbium Doped Fibre Ring Laser. The kit should enable the
students to investigate the principles and characteristics of lasers using an Erbium Doped Fibre Ring
Laser formed by a series of fused fibre couplers used in turn to connect an EDF amplifier output to its
input, thus forming a series of uni-directional fibre ring lasers. Experiments should include
measurement of the pump power characteristic of the laser for several output coupling ratios and
various levels of intra-cavity loss and investigation of the variation of lasing threshold and slope

efficiency as a function of output coupling ratio, intra-cavity attenuation and pump power. In addition
the pump laser in the EDFA should be fitted with an external modulation input to allow the examination
of laser dynamics; the students should be able to investigate and measure the laser relaxation
oscillation frequencies for different pump powers, levels of intra cavity loss and output coupling ratios,
and also examine the square of the relaxation oscillation frequency versus pump power in order to
derive the excitation lifetime. It should be possible to explore the laser onset time delay as a function
of different pump powers, levels of intra cavity loss and output coupling ratios. Should include Student
Manual and Instructor Manual (containing sample results).

2. Technical details:
The detailed specifications are as follows:
Description
HARDWARE

Qty/Unit

A connectorised erbium doped fibre amplifier designed to provide small signal gains
of the order of 25 dB.

70mW 980nm pump laser diode with adjustable drive current, external modulation
input and LCD power readout

Fixed 15dB Build-Out optical attenuator

Fibre couplers with angle polished connectors to allow investigation of the laser
output coupling ratio in steps from 20%, 40%, 60% and 80%

In-line band pass filter with angle polished connectors to stabilise operating
wavelength

In-line variable attenuator to adjust the intra-cavity attenuation in the range 0-30dB

Fibre patchcords to connect between the various units of the system

An InGaAs photoreceiver module for output power measurements.
All electrical hardware including BNC cables, BNC Tee Piece and Mains Power
Lead

1 set
1
1 set

ANNEXURE-F
WDM Components, WDM Systems & Bragg Gratings: ED-WDM Series

1. Requirement:
Should be a comprehensive laboratory educational package for investigating the principles and
characteristics of WDM Components, WDM/DWDM systems and Fibre Bragg Grating as a temperature
sensor. Should be possible for students to measure insertion losses, backreflection / return loss, for: a
fused biconical taper (FBT) coupler, a FBT WDM, an isolator, a circulator, an Optical Add/Drop
Multiplexer (OADM), and backreflection from PC and APC connectors. Also, it should be possible to
determine the isolation/extinction ratios for an isolator, circulator and OADM and characterise & examine
the narrowband wavelength response of Bragg grating and DWDM modules. It should allow the student
to measure and plot the variations in LVI characteristics of an ITU Grid DFB laser with operating
temperature on a Personal Computer using a dedicated driver and display software. It should be also be
possible to investigate and characterise a two channel DWDM system and examine channel add / drop
and measure system crosstalk / channel isolation. It should also be possible for the students to examine
the effect of wavelength drift on DWDM System cross-talk, and the influence of system crosstalk on Eye
Diagrams / BER in DWDM systems. In addition, it should be possible to perform experiments to measure
insertion loss and backreflection/return losses for various components at 1310nm and to compare with
1550nm measurements, and also measure and plot the variations in LVI characteristics of the 1310nm
laser with operating temperature. It should be possible for students to also determine fibre attenuation
and link length and estimate the chromatic dispersion of singlemode fibre at 1310nm & 1550nm. It should

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be possible to assemble and characterise a two channel 1310nm & 1550nm WDM system. The
equipment should also allow examination of temperature tuning effects on a Bragg grating and
subsequently its role as a temperature sensor.

2. Technical details:
1)

Sources:

Two Rack mounted Tuneable ITU Grid DFB Lasers (SC/APC receptacles) with integrated precision current and
temperature drivers, respectively.

DFB Laser Spectral width: Typical 5MHz

Additional Rack mounted 1310 nm Laser (SC/APC receptacle) having Power 1-2mW, Emission wavelength: 1310nm
+/- 5nm with Wavelength tuneability: 2nm

Max external modulation (via SMB interface) Frequency for direct modulation of ~ 100MHz via bias-tee arrangement.
DFB Output Power: Nominal 2mW (each).
The wavelength of the DFB sources shall be tuneable, with readout of wavelength on a front panel LCD Display. The
wavelength should be tuneable in 10pm steps with tuning range 0.8nm for fine wavelength characterisation of Bragg
gratings and wavelength dependent components (e.g. WDM filters) and examining the effect of change in source
wavelength on WDM System Cross Talk.

2)

Rack-mounted Power Meters (60dB dynamic range & SC receptacles) with display: TWO (InGaAs)

3)

Rack mounted Photoreceivers (BW ~ 100 MHz) with BNC input (with SC receptacle(s)): TWO (InGaAs).

4)

Set of Inline fiber components with SC receptacles (compatible with ITU Grid DFB Lasers/1310 laser
source(s), as above):

Fused Biconical Taper (FBT) Coupler

FBT WDM

Isolator

Circulator

DWDM M/D Devices (OADMs)

PC/APC connector module

5)

Athermal Fiber Bragg Grating and a Fiber Bragg Grating with Peltier thermoelectric device. FBGs should
have the following typical specifications:
Linewidth:
< 0.3nm
Reflectivity:
>90%
Temperature Tuneability: <20 pm/deg C

6)

Thermoelectric Controller module allowing front panel adjustment of set temperature (in 0.1C increments).
Integral LCD should display set and actual temperature.

7)

Fixed Optical Attenuators: TWO; VOA (upto 30 dB attenuation): one

8)
SC-connectorised Single Mode Optical Fiber Bundle: ~ 4 km (cutoff wavelength: 1210 1250nm) TWO
bundles
9)

3U 19 rack enclosure for passive modules and a 3U 19 rack enclosure with integrated power supply &
USB interface.

10)

All required interconnect fibre patchcords (1 set).

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All required electrical interconnects and RF Cables (BNC/ SMB/ USB etc) (1 set)

12)

PC Control: Sources and power meters should have the option of full PC Control/ monitoring via USB
interface to facilitate automated narrowband spectral characterisation of DWDM components and
LVI Characterisation of the Sources. Appropriate driver and display software should be supplied on CD
for installation on PC running Windows OS (Win 98 and Win XP).

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An Instructors Operator Manual with full sample results for all experiments and exercises, including relevant
background notes on fibre optic components and WDM systems.

14)

A Student Laboratory Manual describing the relevant background theory and experimental procedure.

15)

Upgradability Option: It should be possible to add additional rack mounted tuneable ITU Grid DFB

sources, for demonstration of a multi-channel (4 or 8 channel) DWDM link using a suitable

dispersion flattened coupler/ DWDM M/D device(s).
16)

Benchtop instrument including PRBS Generator with variable bit rate (1 - 40Mbit/s; Least Count 1 bps)
displayed on LCD panel display and data, clock and impulse outputs

17)

All necessary electrical cables viz. BNC cables (1m), USB Cable, Null Modem Cable and Mains Power
Lead (1 set)

18)

Q-factor Analysis Software to determine Q-factors and BER from the eye pattern histograms
generated

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
STORES & PURCHASES

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