ARINC 805 : 2014

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
1.2 Overview
2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS
2.1 Specification Precedence
2.2 ARINC Related Documents
2.3 Other Related Documents
2.4 Terminology
3.0 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
3.1 General
3.2 Eye Safety
3.3 Chemical Safety
3.4 Fiber Precautions
3.5 Cable Handling Precautions
3.6 Labeling for Fiber Optic Equipment/Conditions
4.0 TOOLING AND EQUIPMENT
4.1 General
4.2 Aerospace Measurement Quality Jumper (AMQJ)
4.3 Fiber Optic Probes (FOP)
4.4 Visible Light Sources
4.5 Optical Power Meter (OPM)
4.6 Stabilized Optical Light Source (OLS)
4.7 Optical Loss Test Set (OLTS)
4.8 Optical Return Loss (ORL) Meter
4.9 Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
4.10 Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer (OFDR)
4.11 Mandrel
4.12 Interferometer
5.0 CONNECTOR END FACE EXAMINATION AND CLEANING
5.1 General
5.2 Magnification Recommendations
5.3 Cleaning Materials
5.4 Expanded Beam-Type Insert
5.5 Physical Contact Type Terminus
6.0 LINK LOSS TESTING
6.1 Overview of Link Loss Testing
6.2 Visual End Face Inspection
6.3 Fiber Optic End Face Cleaning
6.4 Launch Conditions
6.5 Cable Assembly Link Loss Testing
7.0 COMPONENT LOSS TESTING
7.1 Overview of Component Insertion Loss Testing
7.2 Visual End Face Inspection
7.3 Fiber Optic End Face Cleaning
7.4 Launch Conditions
7.5 Connector Insertion Loss Testing
8.0 CONNECTOR BACK REFLECTION AND RETURN LOSS
8.1 Overview of Connector Back Reflection and Return Loss
8.2 Visual End Face Inspection
8.3 Fiber Optic End Face Cleaning
8.4 Return Loss Measurement with an ORLM
8.5 Return Loss Measurement
8.6 Reflectance Measurement with a Reflectometer
9.0 SYSTEM LEVEL TESTS
9.1 General
9.2 Verify Transmitter Output Power
9.3 Verify Receiving LRU Input Power
9.4 Fiber Optic Interconnect Fault Logic Flow Chart
9.5 Troubleshooting with a Reflectometer
10.0 OTDR AND OFDR TESTING
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Reflectometry: General Features
10.3 OFDR: General Features
10.4 OTDR: General Features
10.5 Testing Examples
10.6 Mapping of the Network
10.7 Sequential Steps to Link Certification Testing
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A - LIST OF ACRONYMS
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF FIBER OPTIC TERMS
APPENDIX C - AMJQ VERIFICATION PROCEDURES

Specifies general practices for testing the physical layer of a fiber optic cable system.