Experior Photonics receives ISO/IEC-17025 accreditation for fiber-optic instrument calibration

July 1, 2005 Newbury Park, CA -- Experior Photonics has received official accreditation under ISO/IEC Standard 17025 for fiber-optic instrument calibration and test services. The international standard ISO/IEC 17025 specifies "General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories."

The company says that accreditation to the standard is a guarantee to customers that a company has more than sufficient equipment and trained laboratory personnel, and ensures that the organization possesses the fiber-optic competency and proficiency to perform these services.

The company claims that while other organizations offer fiber-optic calibration services, these capabilities are often piggybacked onto existing scopes of calibration. According to the company, during its extensive accreditation process, it had to demonstrate specific relevant competence in fiber-optic calibration and metrology. The company says its demonstration of such involved inter-laboratory comparisons of data, thorough evaluations of measurement uncertainties, and an exhaustive audit of its entire calibration process.

"While the ISO/IEC-17025 standard demands general quality procedures to be followed, it specifically addresses the verification of competence in a specific field and is only granted to laboratories that meet these demanding international standards for competence. And we've done this specifically for fiber optics," comments John Kim, technical director at Experior Photonics.