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M-UM038-01 RP 460 Reference and Test
DMT
Introduction
Contents
Performing a test for
Insertion Loss
(also commonly called
dB Loss
or
Attenuation)
on a fiber optic
cable requires an Optical Power Meter (
OPM
) and an Optical Light Source (
OLS
). 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 Fiber, Point-to-Point, 1 Jumper
Example 2: Singlemode Fiber, Point-to-Point, 2 Jumpers
Example 3: Singlemode Fiber, Paired, Loopback Jumper
Example 4: Multimode Fiber, Point-to-Point, 1 Jumper