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Direct Optical Research Company (DORC)

DORC design and manufacture connector interferometers. These have become industry standards and are actively used in all of the major producers and users of fibre optic terminations. This is mainly due to their excellent repeatability, reliability and easy to use software.

Please scroll down to find the interferometer best suited to your needs. Each system has a list of their key benefits.


ZX-1 mini PMS PLUS Zoom Interferometer

  • Automatic: Apex offset calibration, focus, X-Y adjustment
  • Integrated: Connector tuning software, PM fibre alignment, pedestal diameter measurement
  • Available as OEM module for system integration
  • All the classic, reliable and repeatable features of the ZX-I Mini PMS

ZX-1 Array PLUS Zoom Interferometer

  • Single unit can measure multi-fibre MT, Mini-MT, MT-RJ, MPO, MPX and MTP® array connectors AND single-fibre PC, APC connectors, ferrules and ferrule blanks
  • Measure up to 72 fibres in a SINGLE scan!
  • Patented calibration technique for absolute, rather than relative angle measurement, of both nominally straight or angled array multi-fibre connectors
  • Extremely accurate and repeatable non-contact measurements in approximately 16 seonds per secton for multi-fibre connectors, and less than 1 second for single-fibre connectors
  • Compliance with all "Standards Organisations" measurement methods worldwide
Download DORC Array specification sheets here.


ZX-1 nano Hand-held and Bench-top Inspectons Systems

  • Inspection of PC and APC - EYESAFE!!
  • Fully enclosed vibration and contamination insensitive design!
  • No routine maintenance or calibration
  • Hand-held unit runs for up to 5 hours on a single charge
Download DORC Nano specifications sheet here.


Z-1 micro Hand-held and Bench-top Interferometers

  • Inspection and non-contact interferometer for PC/APC in one compact package
  • Eyesafe viewing
  • Checks radius of curvature, apex offset, angle and undercut or protrusion
  • Available as handheld or benchtop unit
Download DORC Micro specification sheets here.


ZX-1 mini PMS Zoom Interferometer

  • Automated measurements for radius, apex offset, fibre height, key error and fibre/ferrule surface roughness using DORC's intuitive Windows XP® Professional based PMS software
  • Compliance with all "Standards Organisations" measurement methods worldwide
  • Extremely accurate and repeatable non-contact measurements in less than 1 second
  • Integrated control of popular IL/BR meters
  • Single unit can measure PC/APC connectors, ferrules, ferrule blanks, fibre cleaves, angled fibre cleaves and ribbon fibres