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Technical Note
What about the far end Connector? Also, a launch box is sometimes used at the end of the fiber. A launch box is needed at the end of the fiber to verify the quality of the end connection. With a launch and receive cable the OTDR can now characterize both the front end and far end connections due to the addition of the fiber spools within the launch box. The backscattered signal can now be measured on both sides of the connectors allowing for loss and reflectance measurements of the near and far end.
The use of an OTDR is used to help identify all the characteristics of the fiber including splices, connectors and the quality of the fiber itself; however test fiber boxes are required to really test the quality of the front end and far end connectors. Advantages: Identifies quality of front end and far end connectors for loss and reflectance Improves EMD in Mutimode fibers for more precise measurements Helps identify good launch levels from an OTDR using a good known lead in fiber.
Note: For the most accurate results the test fiber being used should match the fiber being tested such as type, core size and connector type. The length of the test boxes should be longer than the pulse width and needs to be long enough to show linear backscatter before the connectors. (See Above)