Fibre Optics have revolutionised the way the world communicates today. Optical fibre based communications systems are working today in the Telecom, Railways, Defence, Industrial Automation and Medical industries or sectors.

Fibre optic training has, therefore, assumed great importance in this scenario of widespread usage of fibre optic technology. Potential entrants into this technological field have to be well versed and equipped to work with large-scale, real world, fibre optic systems.

The problems of setting up an Optical Fibre Lab

In order to train these potential entrants effectively, it becomes critical to set up "state-of-the-art" equipped labs at reasonable costs. A task that gets further compounded when one weighs in the various permutations and combinations that setting up such a fibre optic laboratory entails. For, apart from having to identify the required equipment and components, one has to ensure perfect compatibility between components, availability of spares and replenishments, expandability and the sourcing of all this, most often, from multiple vendors – all to be achieved within a limited budget. Finally, at the end of this this difficult exercise there is still no guarantee of full compatibility, support or even cost effectiveness.

Benchmark - The complete single-source solution

This is where Benchmark Electronic Systems steps in. Benchmark provides a complete single-source solution to all the above parameters or aggravations. It offers a complete range of products and spares, starting from individual Optical Fibre Trainers to versatile and comprehensive Optical Fibre Laboratory Systems. A product range that encompasses a comprehensive list of accessories from cables to links and connectors, power sources to power meters... all guaranteed to be not just compatible but completely upgradeable. And backed by a range of options for training personnel / students in optical fibre concepts and practices. Benchmark, in fact, guarantees that students can start working in the laboratory right from the day one.

The optical fibre product range

Below are the links to the Benchmark range of optical fibre products and systems. You can either click on them or use the links on the left of this page:

• The Benchmark Optical Fibre Training Kit (OFT) – a powerful, versatile & cost effective experimenter kit
• The Benchmark Optical Fibre Training System (OFS) – designed to provide comprehensive training
• Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier (EDFA) Training System (ETS) – shows the building blocks of a typical EDFA as well as the characteristics of such blocks
• Single Mode Fibre Characteristics (SMC) – provides a platform to show the propagating modes in a single mode fibre
• OFT-Bit Error Rate Module (OFT-BER) - Bit Error Rate Measurement in Optical Fibre Training System
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing & Chromium Dispersion (WDM & CD) - provide the users to gain knowledge on the building blocks of WDM in Optical Medium