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EXPERIMENT NO:
AIM: Setting up a fiber optic Analog link,
(i)Observe the relationship between Input signal and Received signal, the effect of
gain control on the received signal and measure the range of the frequency for which
Scientech 2502A can work

APPARATUS:

Scientech 2502A Training platform with Power Supply cord

Optical Fiber cable
Cathode ray Oscilloscope with necessary connecting probe

THEORY:

Fiber optic links can be used for transmission of digital as well as analog signals.
Basically a fiber optic link contains three main elements, a transmitter, an optical fiber and a
receiver. The transmitter module takes the input signal in electrical form and then transforms it
into optical (light) energy containing the same information. The optical fiber is the medium,
which takes the energy to the receiver. At the receiver, light is converted back into electrical
form with the same pattern as originally fed to the transmitter.
The LED used is an 850 nm LED. The fiber is multimode fiber with a core diameter of
1000 um. The detector is simple PIN detector, The LED optical power output is directly
proportional to the current driving the LED. Similarly for PIN diode, The current is proportional
to the amount of light falling on the detector. Thus even though the LED and PIN diode are non-
linear devices, the current in the PIN diode is proportional to the driving current of the LED.
This makes the optical communication system a linear system.

TRANSMITTER:

Fiber optic transmitters are typically composed of a buffer, driver and optical source. The buffer
provides both an electrical connection and isolation between the transmitter & the electrical
system supplying the data. The driver provides electrical power to the optical source. Finally, the
optical source converts the electrical current to the light energy with the same pattern.
Commonly used optical sources are light emitting diodes (LEDs) and Laser beam. Simple LED
circuits, for digital and analog transmissions are shown below.

Fig: 1

Fig. 1 shows Tran conductance drive circuits for analog transmission-common emitter
configuration.

CONNECTION DIAGRAM:
Procedure:
Connect the Power Supply cord to Scientech 2502A.
Ensure that all switched faults are Off.
On the board, switch emitter l's driver to analog mode.
Make the following connections as shown in next figure
Connect the 1 KHz, 1Vpp sine wave, output to emitter l's input.

Connect the Fiber Optics cable between emitter output and detectors input.

Detector l's output to AC amplifier 1 input.

Switch ON the Power Supply of Scientech 2502 and Oscilloscope.

Observe the input to emitter 1 with the output from AC amplifier 1 and note that the two
signals are same.

MEASURE THE RANGE OF FREQUENCY FOR WHICH SCIENTECH 2502A CAN WORK:

Apply a 2V p-p sinusoidal signal and observe the output at P31. Adjust GAIN such that
no clipping takes place. Vary the frequency of the input signal from 100Hz to 5MHz
and measure the amplitude of the received signal.
Plot the received signal amplitude as function of frequency. Note the frequency range
for which the response is flat.

OBSERVATION:
Length of the fiber :_____________
Input Voltage Output Voltage
Frequency Hz Gain(dB)
(Vpp) (Vpp)
CONCLUSION: