Key Benefits:

• Measures Single fiber connectors and fiber cleaves.
• Very small footprint – supplied by default with a laptop computer. Desktop PC available upon request.
• Automatic reference mirror calibration – NO manual adjustments!!
• Automatic connector centering – NO manual adjustments!!
• Automatic focus – NO manual adjustments!!
• Hermetically sealed optical module – a dusty production environment is no longer a problem.
• High resolution camera and optics – results in improved repeatability and reproducibility.
• Simple connections – just a single power cord and USB 2.0 port on the rear.
• No anti-vibration table required. Fan-less design removes any system induced vibration.
• Patented inspection mode and scratch analysis.
• Fast measurement – less than 3 seconds (excluding auto focus).
• “Auto Sense” technology, initiates a measurement automatically as soon as the connector is inserted.
• Simple operation – centering, focus and the scan are all automatic.
• Calibration is held on the instrument itself, eliminating the need to keep the interferometer and PC as a matched pair.
• Software backup, calibration and an image of the supplied PC are all stored on the instrument itself, in non-volatile memory – making lost disks, viruses, deleted files, corrupted Windows and PC failures a snap to recover from.
• Manufactured by a vendor that has sold more automated connector measuring interferometers than all other vendors combined.
• Costs 30% less than the prior version and the complete system ships in a single 16”x16”x20” box when configured with a laptop.
• 1 Year Warranty included.

ZX-1 mini PMS+ Product Information

Used primarily to measure single fiber PC and APC connectors, DORC’s third generation “ZX-1 mini PMS+” is the result of 20 years of hardware and software product development.  DORC’s patented design is based on a variant of the Michelson configuration, and provides BOTH 2D and 3D high resolution images of the sample under test in just 3-4 seconds - from the time the connector is inserted.

The innovative design leaves nothing for the operator to do other than insert and remove connectors. Focus, centering and reference mirror calibration adjustments are all automated – NO user mechanical adjustments required! The system is very compact and controlled by a laptop computer (desktop PC optional) using a single USB 2.0 interface cable. The fanless, hermetically sealed design is vibration insensitive and impervious to ingress of dust and contamination - making the ZX-1 mini PMS+ feel equally at home in both production and field based applications.
 
A variety of standard and custom ferrule diameter chucks are available to support all types of single fiber connector diameters and even bare fibers. Only one screw is used to secure a chuck to the interferometer and changing chucks can be accomplished in just seconds – with less than 2 minutes required overall, including the apex offset calibration.

Once measured, all results are automatically saved in the industry standard Microsoft Excel® format. The operator has a wide variety of display, printing and saving options for both measurement “History” and “Quality Control “reports. The Patented design provides the ability to simultaneously provide 3D geometry, 2D microscope image and automated scratch analysis of the connector under test - removing the requirement for separate instruments to provide this additional functionality.
    
The ZX-1 mini PMS+ stores all calibration, the PMS (Phase Measuring System) software itself and even a complete image of the system controller’s hard drive on the instrument itself. This not only makes the system PC independent, but also means that the system can recover itself from virus attacks, Windows file corruption, deleted files, malicious employees and potential PC failures in just minutes. The system also has a “factory restore” capability, returning the unit to its shipped state at the press of a button. Add to this the fact that software updates can be downloaded directly from our web site and there is NO scheduled maintenance whatsoever, and you end up with a maintenance technicians “dream machine”.

It’s important to remember that DORC only manufactures interferometers for measuring the end face geometry of fiber optic connectors. It is our focus and our passion, and we do not find ourselves distracted by unrelated product lines. In many ways this fact is reflected by our success over the past 20 years – DORC has sold more automated connector measuring interferometers than ALL other manufacturers combined.

ZX-1 mini PMS+
ZX-1 mini PMS+ Configurations and Options
ZX-1 mini PMS+ Specifications
ZX-1 mini PMS+ Sample Images and QC Reports

Patent Numbers: 5,459,564, 6,215,555 and 6,718,099. Additional Patent(s) Pending.