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App
1.2 Optical Pulse Measurement
The AQ1200 applies an incident optical pulse to the connected optical fiber and measures the power
level of the reflected light from the different sections of the optical fiber such as its splices, bent
sections, and the open end of the fiber. The AQ1200 uses the measured power level to determine
the distance to the different points (splices, breaks, etc.) of the optical fiber and the loss and other
phenomena that occur at those points.
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Reflection
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Optical fiber being measured
Optical pulse generation
Reflected light
Do not bend the optical fiber.
AQ1200
OTDR/Optical port
(Optical port 2)
Measurement Mode
The AQ1200 has the following three measurement modes. These measurement modes enable you to
set different measurement conditions.
Simple
In this mode, you can only set the optical wavelength and whether measured data is saved
automatically or not. All other measurement conditions are configured automatically or are fixed.
Detail
In this mode, you can set all measurement conditions.
Multi WL
In this mode, in addition to the settings that you can specify in Detail mode, you can select up
to two optical wavelengths. The optical pulse whose wavelength you specified first is generated
and measured. Next, the optical pulse whose wavelength you specified second is generated and
measured. This operation is then repeated.
Analysis Mode
The AQ1200 has the following three analysis modes, which are the same as the measurement modes.
These analysis modes enable you to set different analysis conditions.
Simple
In this mode, you can only specify the approximation method. All other analysis conditions are
configured automatically or are fixed.
Detail
In this mode, you can specify all analysis conditions.
Multi WL
In this mode, the same as in Detail mode, you can specify all the analysis conditions. You can
specify the index of reflection and the backscattering light level for each wavelength that you
specified in the measurement Multi WL mode.