OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT

ODP ONU

ODF ODC n ~ ODP

ODP ONU
Fiber cable

FTTH Topology (simple)

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Post-Construction Link Measurement Test Equipment

Length of the fiber OTDR
End to end fiber attenuation OTDR, OLS & OPM
Loss, Location and reflectance each splice OTDR
Optical return loss OTDR
Any reflective or high loss event OTDR

There are 2 ways to find out the power level of and attenuation of optical fibers that
have been construction.

1. Measuring using OPM & OLS from ODF to ODP.

ODF position in Central Office and ODP near customer.
Measurements can be made in two directions (A - B) and (B-A). This method is done
because there is no power from OLT. So, we are using power from OLS (Optical Laser
Source) for transmit the power and OPM (Optical Power Meter) for receiver
 ODP

ODF ODC n ~ ODP

ODP OPM
Fiber cable

Attenuation (dB) = P in (dBm) - P out (dBm)

Attenuation (dB) = 10 log2 (Pin / Pout) ---- > Pin/Pout in (mW)

2. Measuring using OPM for receive only.

Assumption : Power source from OLT. OLT power has been transmitted until ODP.
Measurements can be made in two directions (A - B) and (B-A). This method is done
because there is no power from OLT. So, we are using power from OLS (Optical Light
Source) for transmit the power and OPM (Optical Power Meter) for receiver.

ODP

ODF ODC n ~ ODP

ODP
Fiber cable
In this method, we have to know the power source level. So we can check the value
from OLT configuration.