Optical Wavelength Labs WTO2-Q
OWLTrek 2 Quad Kit OTDR, Multimode 850/1300nm and Singlemode 1310/1550nm
Optical Wavelength Labs WTO2-Q
OWLTrek 2 Quad Kit OTDR, Multimode 850/1300nm and Singlemode 1310/1550nm
- Brand Name: Optical Wavelength Labs
- Condition: NEW
Applications:
- Optical fault location in multimode and singlemode fibers
- Loss measurement of reflective and backscatter events
- Link attenuation measurement
- Reflectance measurement of reflective events
- Optical fiber length measurement
Features:
- 2.8 in. color LCD display automatically rotates based on orientation of OTDR (portrait vs. landscape)
- LIVE MODE allows users to expand OTDR display onto larger laptop screen
- Automatically locates events and places them in an internal event table
- Full horizontal and vertical pan/zoom function
- User-selectable parameters such as index of refraction, test mode, pulse width, and averaging
- Integrated help screens for user
- USB interface for downloading stored readings
- Integrated visual fault locator
- Re-chargeable Lithium Polymer battery
- Up to 20 hours battery life for normal usage
- Supplied with OWLView for OTDR software
- Prints OTDR trace reports and stored OTDR readings on hard disk for later retrieval
Multimode (WTO2-M83) Specifications:
- Output Wavelengths: 850nm and 1300nm
- Dynamic Range: 27/29 dB
- Event Dead Zone: 2 meters (typical)
- Attenuation Dead Zone: 5 meters (typical)
- User-Selectable Pulse Width: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 meters
- Distance Range: 12 miles (20 km)
- OTDR Port: LC
- VFL Port: LC
Singlemode (WTO2-S35) Specfications:
- Output Wavelengths: 1310nm and 1550nm
- Dynamic Range: 28/27 dB
- Event Dead Zone: 2 meters (typical)
- Attenuation Dead Zone: 5 meters (typical)
- User-Selectable Pulse Width: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 meters
- Distance Range: 80 miles (128 km)
- OTDR Port: LC
- VFL Port: LC
With an unbeatable combination of a small pocket-sized form factor, a large high-resolution 2.8" color LCD display, and some of the lowest pricing in the industry, the WTO2-Q OWLTrek II Quad Kit OTDR is the wise choice for cost-conscious buyers who need to perform basic troubleshooting or restoration tasks on multimode and singlemode optical fiber networks. All this from OTDRs that really are pocket-sized and fair priced, yet have comparable features and specifications to other OTDRs in their class.
In a time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify equipping an entire technical staff with high-end equipment, companies are even more cost-conscious than before. Outfit a majority of installation/repair personnel with OWLTrek II OTDRs, and set aside a few high-end "expert" devices for high-priority jobs.
OWLTrek II OTDRs may be pocket-sized, but their 2.8" high-resolution color LCD display can show even the longest traces with ease. And, for greater viewing flexibility and trace detail, OWL has implemented state-of-the-art MEMS technology which "flips" the high-resolution color LCD display between portrait and landscape mode automatically. In landscape mode, a wider viewing area means greater viewing detail.
Automatic event location is an advanced feature normally found only in expensive, high-end OTDRs. With OWLTrek II OTDRs, OWL now brings this feature to the entry-level OTDR market. While in event location mode, the OWLTrek II OTDR marks events on the trace, and has an event table showing the location, type, reflectance level, and loss of each event, and auto-zooms to the selected event.
Most OTDR manufacturers tend to implement an inflexible approach by over-integrating four wavelengths into a single OTDR unit. OWL takes an innovative approach that very few OTDR manufacturers even consider - by including separate dual-wavelength multimode and singlemode OTDRs.
There are two key disadvantages to using an over-integrated quad-wave OTDR. First, most installer firms need to have at least two crews working simultaneously to be profitable. Second, most fiber optic jobs rarely include both multimode and singlemode fibers. So, if one crew is installing multimode and another crew is installing singlemode, it makes sense to have separate multimode and singlemode OTDRs so one crew does not have to wait on the other to finish their job.
And even with two separate units, the OWLTrek II Quad Kit OTDR is still more cost-effective than other manufacturers' quad-wavelength OTDR options.
OWLTrek II OTDRs are capable of finding breaks in singlemode and multimode optical fibers within +/- 6 feet, out to a maximum distance of 80 miles in singlemode and 12 miles in multimode. Additional splices and other loss producing events will limit end distance estimates, which is true for all OTDRs. However, when you stop to consider that most passive singlemode Telco links are almost always less than 12 miles long, and multimode links are less than 1.25 miles long, spending thousands of dollars more for a little bit of extra dynamic range that you will probably never use is frivolous and unwise.
Brand | Optical Wavelength Labs |
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Condition | NEW |
Vendor Alias | WTO2-Q |
- 1 - WTO2-M83 OWLTrek 2 Multimode OTDR with Integrated VFL Port
- 1 - WTO2-S35 OWLTrek 2 Singlemode OTDR with Integrated VFL Port
- 1 - Hard-Shell Carrying Case
- 1 - USB Download Cable
- 1 - Battery Charger
- 1 - USB Flash Drive with OWLView Trace Software, USB Driver, Product Manuals and Product Videos