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RP 460

How to Set a Reference

and Perform an Insertion Loss Test

Summary of Contents for ODM RP 460

Page 1: ...RP 460 How to Set a Reference and Perform an Insertion Loss Test...

Page 2: ...LS This document outlines the specific steps which must be taken with ODM s RP 460 optical power meter to perform insertion loss testing on a variety of fiber types and setups Example 1 Singlemode Fib...

Page 3: ...t jumper is a one meter singlemode fiber with SC and LC connectors The SC connector will be plugged into the DLS 355 laser source and the LC connector will be used to interface with the fiber under te...

Page 4: ...fter 5 seconds release the dB dBm button The RP 460 screen will display 0 00dB with some minor variation DO NOT switch the RP 460 back to the dBm mode Between 5 00 and 7 00dBm Hold for 5 seconds Refer...

Page 5: ...ilometers long In this example the fiber under test is 400 meters long Test Jumpers The test jumpers are both one meter singlemode fiber One has one SC and one LC connector and the other has two LC co...

Page 6: ...n for 5 seconds After 5 seconds release the dB dBm button The RP 460 screen will display 0 00dB with some minor variation DO NOT switch the RP 460 back to the dBm mode Between 5 00 and 7 00dBm Hold fo...

Page 7: ...ting One end has an SC connector and an LC connector and the other end has two LC connectors clipped together This method also uses a singlemode loopback adapter It should be blue and have a duplex bu...

Page 8: ...for 5 seconds After 5 seconds release the dB dBm button The RP 460 screen will display 0 00dB with some minor variation DO NOT switch the RP 460 back to the dBm mode Between 5 00 and 7 00dBm Hold for...

Page 9: ...ultimode fiber with SC and LC connectors The SC connector will be plugged into the DLS 350 LED source and the LC connector will be used to interface with the fiber under test Power Meter The RP 460 po...

Page 10: ...ds After 5 seconds release the dB dBm button The RP 460 screen will display 0 00dB with some minor variation DO NOT switch the RP 460 back to the dBm mode Between 22 and 25dBm Hold for 5 seconds Refer...

Page 11: ...esting One end has an SC connector and an LC connector and the other end has two LC connectors clipped together This method also uses a multimode loopback adapter It should be black and have a duplex...

Page 12: ...Test Jumper and the Fiber Under Test should be cleaned to appropriate standards Use an inspection scope to verify fiber cleanliness Plug the clipped LC end of the Test Jumper into one end of the Fiber...

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