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OTDR and Optical Powermeter Measurements for Optical Fibers

Loss vs. distance and Optical power

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) EXFO model FTB-150-QUAD-GeX

(with built-in optical powermeter)

Reflectometer

Wavelengths: 850 ± 20/1300 ± 20 (multimode), 1310 ± 20/1550 ± 20 (singlemode)

Dynamic range: 27/26/37/35 dB (at 850/1300/1310/1550 nm)

Distance range (km)

multimode: 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.3, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40

singlemode: 1.3, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 260

Pulse width (ns)

multimode: 5, 10, 30, 100, 275, 1000

singlemode: 5, 10, 30, 100, 275, 1000, 2500, 10000, 20000

Linearity (dB/dB): ±0.03

Loss threshold (dB): 0.01

Loss resolution (dB): 0.001

Built-in powermeter

Calibrated wavelengths (nm): 850, 1300, 1310, 1490, 1550, 1625, 1650

Power range (dBm): 26 to —64

Display resolution (dB): 0.01 = max to —54 dBm, 0.1 = —54 dBm to —64 dBm

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