The Kingfisher Optical Calibration Laboratory has a high level of flexibility, automation, data collection and staff expertise. In combination with a large number of daily optical power meter calibrations, and service / recalibration of existing customer equipment exhibiting excellent repeatability, this gives confidence that the laboratory is reliably meeting our claimed uncertainty.

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Additionally, we can measure a wide variety of other multimode fiber launch conditions, at wavelengths from visible - SWIR, 400 - 1650 nm, including 850 / 1300 nm, and fiber core diameter up to 100 u and beyond.

This capability uses our own Kingfisher-designed measurement systems, recently developed to make best use of evolving solid state imaging technologies.

In addition to testing other existing equipment and conditioning devices, we can also provide EF compliance certificates on any of our multimode light source instruments.

Existing InGaAs detectors offer an accuracy of about ±1.2 dB across the 850 nm band, due to wavelength sensitivity. In the same situation, VE detectors offer much better accuracy of ±0.3 dB.

The KI9600-VE is available for immediate delivery.

Specified for operation up to +55 C, our testers have always been designed for operation in the hot Australian climate. Things like de-rated components, alkaline batteries, custom LCDs that are equally clear in bright sunlight, well-specified optical detectors & input amplifiers, apparently over-specified linearity (it can drop off quite a bit in hot weather), and quality construction, all contribute to keep you going when things get hot. Benefit from our proven reliable testers.

Kingfisher’s Australian based manufacturing expands Tempo’s footprint with an additional regional center of competency enhancing Tempo’s current global distribution network. Their engineering expertise enhances Tempo’s existing technology, capacity, and capability within fiber optic testing; and will accelerate product development of future fiber test solutions.

“We are excited to add Kingfisher to the Tempo family” states Jason Butchko, President of Tempo Communications. “This acquisition will enable us to expand our product portfolio and provide our customers with a broader range of innovative solutions for installing, testing, and measuring fiber optic networks. We look forward to the innovation that comes from the combination of our two strong teams.”

“We are thrilled to join forces with Tempo,” said Bruce Robertson, President of Kingfisher International. “Together we will be able to offer our customers an even more comprehensive range of products and services.”

The company will add Kingfisher technology to their growing portfolio of professional fiber optic tools for technicians. Their current portfolio includes Fusion Splicers and Cleavers, Optical Power Meters, Fiber Identifiers, Loss Testers, OTDRs and more.

To view these and Tempo’s other products visit tempocom.com

About Tempo Communications

Tempo Communications, Inc. offers a complete line of reliable, industry-leading test and measurement solutions to address all stages of network deployment, enabling the development, installation, and maintenance of Copper/xDSL, Fiber, Cable, Ethernet, Wireless, Electrical and Irrigation networks. The Tempo Communications North American headquarters remains in Vista, CA, with its European HQ in Cwmbran, UK.

About Kingfisher International

Kingfisher was founded in 1986 by Bruce & Rosmin Robertson with the vision of simplifying optical communications testing. For 37 years, Kingfisher's fiber optic test equipment has provided industry-leading ROI, accuracy, and flexibility. This innovation started with the world's first handheld laser light source and continues today with flexible and inexpensive testing capability. Kingfisher International is a manufacturer of handheld fiber optic testers for niche and mainstream applications across telecom, datacom, wireless, defense, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, AV, and research. Kingfisher is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with global distribution across 70 countries.

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Test results we have achieved on this facility have only a vague resemblance to published data in many cases, so we think that this must be an unusual capability, and that a lot of published data is not based on real measurements.

Absolute accuracy of these tests is of the order of 1.4%, and is NATA/ILAC traceable to ISO/IEC 17025.

For example, these detector responsivity graphs have 250 data points per device

In 1993, the Kingfisher Optical Calibration Laboratory, became the first commercial optical calibration laboratory in Asia to achieve accredited traceability status. 

Since initial introduction, ORL test performance has been significantly enhanced, with a much lower level of residual ORL.

In response to customer requests, we have new models with additional wavelength options:

These testers eliminate a layer of administration, co-ordination, training and reporting when certifying a LAN to many standards, in addition to minimising test errors and providing high accuracy.

The full-function ORL capability can be used in both integrated Autotest mode, as well as a stand-alone ORL test mode. The user can apply a calibration offset and noise floor compensation, for enhanced rnge and accuracy. Calibration is traceable to ISO/IEC 17025. 

The instruments are used as a pair, without defining any master/slave relationship. They are small and light, with an 80 hour battery life and sunlight readable display. Associated KITS software works securely with Excel, and can be used in real time to transfer readings to a report. Alternatively, the 8,000 fiber memory can be used to record pass/fail tests, for later reporting.

Versions include Quad, singlemode only, multimode only and also a convenient Visitester option, which illuminates the fiber under test.

Our new Two-Way tester offers many improvements for users, in terms of size, run time, flexibility, accuracy & speed of use, and reporting capability. It also has a VFL built into the optical test signal, This makes it easy to find a misplaced fiber to test, increasingly useful as fiber counts in a single cable are now likely to be in hundreds to thousands of fibers.

We have worked hard on the many novel details of this product, and our team is very pleased to receive this industry recognition for our achievement.

KITS (Kingfisher International Testing Software) is used for data acquisition and standards compliant reporting with our optical power meters, loss test sets, two way testers and ORL meters, from our oldest to newest instruments. It is also backwards compatible with older Windows and Office versions, so can be used in a wide variety of practical situations.

KITS is suited for use with Office 365, and Office 2013+.

KITS software is used for data acquisition and standards compliant reporting with our optical power meters and optical loss test sets.

KITS 4.17 has updated pass / fail standards and also works with our new two-way / ORL / length tester series.

There is also an in-depth review of related laser safety issues, which are becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons.

Kingfisher also offers a variety of basic and advanced clean, inspect and test kits with equipment that meets these requirements.

In English, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Arabic, we hope they will help a lot of people.

The quick reference guides are formatted for easy lamination, to provide a practical and durable field user guide.

Used for recording and reporting bi-directional test results from our instruments, this new release incorporates pass/fail to the latest test standards, and compatibility with the new KI2000 Two-Way, ORL + Length Test instruments. Also included are some emulated instruments, so folk can try-before-buy.

The software has numerous useful features requested by customers over the years. Test data is secured and cannot be modified. Protected data files can be exported and re-imported. Pass/fail can be selected from test standards drop-downs, or other user specified standards. Data logging is useful for monitoring and R&D. There is an unformatted data dump from an instrument. 

Using this software with a suitable Two-Way Tester, a single key click performs a bidirectional loss, length and ORL test, and adds it to a pass/fail report, The excellent productivity makes this suitable for very high fiber count testing.

The software makes use of a convenient Excel front end, supports all 33 languages supported by Windows, and is compatible with Office 365 Excel, classic stand-alone MS Excel, 32 / 64 bit.

This tester eliminates a layer of administration, co-ordination, training and reporting when certifying a LAN to many standards, in addition to minimising test errors and providing high accuracy.

The full-function ORL capability can be used in both integrated Autotest mode, as well as a stand-alone ORL test mode. The user can apply a calibration offset and noise floor compensation, for enhanced rnge and accuracy. Calibration is traceable to ISO/IEC 17025. 

The instruments are used as a pair, without defining any master/slave relationship. They are small and light, with an 80 hour battery life and sunlight readable display. Associated KITS software works securely with Excel, and can be used in real time to transfer readings to a report. Alternatively, the 8,000 fiber memory can be used to record pass/fail tests, for later reporting.

Versions include Quad, singlemode only, multimode only and also a convenient Visitester option, which illuminates the fiber under test.

The instruments are used as a pair, without defining any master/slave relationship. They are small and light, with an 80 hour battery life and sunlight readable display. Associated KITS software works securely with Excel, and can be used in real time to transfer readings to a report. Alternatively, the 8,000 fiber memory can be used to record pass/fail tests, for later reporting.

Versions include Quad, singlemode only, multimode only and also a convenient Visitester option, which illuminates the fiber under test.

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400, 430, 470, 490, 520, 550, 580, 600, 635, 650, 660, 670, 700, 740, 780, 820, 850, 880, 910, 940, 980 nm. 

These wavelengths have diverse applications in power and loss testing of multimode glass, step index glass, PCS/ HCS / POF plastic optical fiber systems, and testing various LED or laser emitters, light sources, and systems.

Featuring excellent 1.4% traceable calibration accuracy at each wavelength, and a 5 mm diameter optical detector, these instruments provide excellent confidence and flexibility for a variety of optical power testing applications. A wide range of optical connector adapters is also available, along with data logging and loss reporting software.

These economical test kits have a basic light source, power meter, microscope, and cleaning materials suitable for MPO LC and SC connectors

The KI-TK034 kit is ideal for basic work on SM fiber, the KI-TK035 kit is ideal for basic work on both SM and MM fiber.

The kits work with any MPO connectors with 12 x n fiber ribbons, LC, SC or other connectors. Cleaning materials are provided for both MPO and ceramic connectors.

Alternative kit contents can include a VFL, video scope, or compatibility with MPO-32 connectors.

The kits provide a versatile all-in-one solution for many maintenance and installation users.

Fully traceable to ISO/IEC 17025, we can now accurately calibrate semiconductor optical power meters from 350 to 1650 nm, at 5 nm intervals, at industry-leading accuracy of 0.06 dB / 1.4 %.

This is part of Kingfisher's ongoing commitment to improving test accuracy and product quality for our customers. 

Common uses include live acceptance testing during service turn-up, and fault isolation during subsequent maintenance, particularly when an ONT has failed.

As usual, we will be on stand 5037, the POFTO (Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization) pavilion. Our technical staff would like to meet you and help you with a hands-on experience of our testers. We will be displaying a new handheld Bi-directional + Length Certifier, which performs a full bidirectional loss & length test in one hook-up. We will also be displaying certifiers, testers and fault finders for single mode and multimode fiber optic installation and maintenance, and showing high performance reporting software that can securely report to known and new acceptance test standards. We also specialize in making customized test solutions for specific applications.

Pictured is an HFBR connector adaptor for use on our KI9809 650 nm LED light source.

We look forward to meeting past, current and prospective customers.

In addition to test equipment for telco, POF and LAN applications, Kingfisher will be showing specialist solutions for hyper-scale cloud data centres including for MPO, CS multimode/single mode, DWDM, CWDM, POF and test reporting solutions compliant with various relevant international test standards.

For casual users of these new connector styles, we have a 1.25 mm universal connector solution OPT085 to fit CS, SN and MDC connectors, which can be used with many other Kingfisher optical power meters.

So most of our prices into your store are not affected by the recent 25% customs tariff on related Chinese products.

A USA-Australia free trade agreement AUFTA means that typical USA customs tariffs on our Australian made products are 0%.

Traceable to an in-house primary reference standard, we can now accurately test wavelengths from UV-B to 1650 nm using an automated system, at low optical power levels.

This is part of Kingfisher's ongoing commitment to improving test accuracy and product quality for our customers. 

This sort of solution can be useful in life sciences, for example, because it's much easier to couple a specialist light source into a POF compared to other fiber types. 

This is a properly engineered solution, and could be easily customized for specialist POF or other large core fiber types, for example.

Now we typically achieve a production linearity test accuracy of better than 0.03 dB (previously about 0.08 dB), which we believe to be the best in the industry. Instruments with this level of tested performance will start appearing immediately.

This is just another example of Kingfisher's ongoing commitment to improving test accuracy and product quality for our customers.

Our single mode variable attenuators are now calibrated with a linearity of 0.03 dB using an upgraded calibration system. We believe this is an industry leading capability. Our attenuators are calibrated at all points across the attenuation range, providing near-ideal performance for the user.  

Instruments with this level of tested performance will start appearing immediately.

Alternating colors allows quick visual verification of polarity, cable type, and continuity. Image from included scope & optional camera.

The test kit comprises a unique source that lights all the fibers with a repetitive color pattern, and a low power microscope used to observe the color pattern at the far end. The observed color sequence determines the connection polarity. This kit is versatile, since the concept is easily scalable for high fiber counts, and is useful up to about 1 Km distance.

Initial customer trials have shown great enthusiasm from all types of users including patchlead assembly houses, QA staff, installers and system operators for both single mode and multimode fiber types.

This simple design is affordably priced, flexible, easy to use, and intuitive for users. The new innovation bolsters Kingfisher's existing range of accurate, flexibile and easy to use MPO solutions, such as our MPO power meters.

A matching range of POF / PCS optimised power meters and optical loss test sets is also available.  

The KI-TK072A - SM & MM Contractor Kit includes cleaning materials, a high quality x200 microscope, power meter and a 850 / 1300 nm LED & 1310 / 1550 / 1625 nm Laser Light Source, all fitted with interchangeable connectors, and powerful reporting software.

The compact molded semi-rigid carry case is comfortable to use, provides good equipment protection, and also allows users to immediately identify if anything has been accidentally left out. It has additional space for an optional VFL and various test accessories.

This is a high quality solution for the low volume but critical testing typically associated with this application, with all alkaline batteries for immediate readiness, a variety of interchangeable connector adapters, and easy operation.

It is a great solution for most PON service turn-up situations, since it is easy to use and provides a range of useful functions and quality equipment at a modest price.

The shirt-pocket size KI 9600XL-Ge7 and feature-rich KI 2800XL-Ge7 Optical Power Meters offer a range of benefits including ease of use, high accuracy and improved productivity, and the KI2600XL-Ge7 includes excellent reporting software.

The proven KI 6010 FiberSafe Microscope is now available with MPO-16 and MPO 32 adaptors, and is a convenient way to inspect fiber ends at x200 magnification. An optional camera can be used to capture pictures of the connector ends.

These instruments can be used with multimode and single mode fiber, and also with a wide range of other connectors such as MPO-12/24, LC, SC etc,

Check out our list of Capabilities for Australians. 

Used for recording and reporting test results from our instruments, the new version incorporates a code rewrite, test automation, an Excel ribbon toolbar, a large number of optimisations to greatly improve general flexibility, improvements to data file handling, and a re-written user manual.

Also included are some emulated instruments, so folk can try-before-buy.

The software makes use of a convenient Excel front end, and supports all 33 languages supported by Windows. It is also fully compatible will recent Windows / 32 bit Office releases.

Offering superb accuracy, low minimum loss of 5 dB and wide attenuation range of 60 dB, these instruments have all the usual features of our mature KI7100 series attenuators, including interchangeable optical connectors, and are supplied with SC, ST and SMA connectors as standard accessories.

In combination with NBN specific software, our KI734xx two-way testers can test loss on fibers to NBN requirements at the very fast speed of 6 seconds per fiber, with results going directly into the final test report, without any further data manipulation.

In addition, our proven equipment, high accuracy, excellent repeatability and zero warm up, all combine to improve both productivity and test confidence for this demanding application.

Kingfisher equipment has been proven over 26 years of use in Australian conditions, and we provide full technical support from our Melbourne headquarters.

Please enquire for further details.

To assist our clients, we now offer a full range of test equipment, test procedures and flexible reporting software, to produce test results to meet this standard.

In addition to making standards compliance easy, our equipment offers improved flexibility, accuracy and productivity, making it ideal for efficient high fiber density testing in a wide variety of situations.

We have specific solutions for fast loss testing of ribbon fiber systems, with demonstrated test uncertainty as low as 0.25 dB. Test kits including a microscope offer a complete solution

Our test equipment offers efficient solutions when working with the required Simplex / Duplex LC and MPO connectors, and accurately measures the small loss values on both single mode and multimode fiber.

Numerous functional enhancements specifically improve polarity testing, continuity testing and fault finding in this high fiber count environment.

Optical power meters are available that can measure MPO connectors, and do not need re-connecting for each fiber test, making loss testing significantly faster and easier. Flexible reporting software and equipment compliant with TIA-568-C.0, makes both testing and reporting fast and easy.

Multimode optical light sources are Encircled Flux compliant, and provide improved accuracy.

A test kit including microscope offers a complete solution

With deliveries commencing end April, these advanced test instruments provide a new level of features to assist users.

The unique and practical VisiTester feature is particularly useful in high fiber count situations.

Named test results can be dumped to a USB memory stick, for convenient on-site result transfer.

A single instrument can be fitted with LED + Laser + VFL sources and a precision power meter, and linked to our powerful KITS™ reporting software.

They provide industry leading 1% basic accuracy, with flexible memory and battery options.

With deliveries commencing end April, these advanced test instruments provide a new level of features to assist users.

The unique and practical VisiTester feature is particularly useful in high fiber count situations.

Up to 6 mixed LED + Laser emitters can be fitted to each instrument

The multimode LED emitters are highly stable and Encircled Flux compliant, making them particularly well suited to precision multimode loss testing.

TK033 is a simple  MPO / MTP™ clean / inspect / test kit for multimode fiber

TK071 is an MPO / MTP™ clean / inspect / test kit for both MM and SM fiber

The kits provide excellent performance, and come with a convenient and durable carry case. The multimode test sources are Encircled Flux compliant.

These advanced test instruments provide a new level of features to assist users.

Provided with a large custom display, these meters are easy to use, with a high level of automation.

They provide industry leading 1% basic accuracy, with flexible memory and battery options.

Available immediately, these high quality and compact test kits provide all the tools and equipment typically needed for testing and certifying fiber installations and systems.

Options include a multimode / single mode contractor kit, single mode or multimode kits, and an FTTx kit.

The carry case is comfortable and easy to use, while providing adequate equipment protection. All items have their own unique location, which helps ensure correct storage after use.

Microscopes are 400 years old, but we still made useful improvements in safety and convenience. For example, this scope provides additional eye safety, should a user accidentally view a visible fault locator.

Compared to existing equipment, this scope is both simpler to use, more flexible, and provides a high quality image.