A Comparison Of Loss Measurement Methods With Observed System Loss In Optical LAN Links

P. R. Reitz; M. J. Hackert; J. E. Matthews; K. W. Murphy; D. Hanson; M. Hartmann; T. Huegerich; K. Kevern; T . Odderstol

doi:10.1117/12.949602

19 November 1985 A Comparison Of Loss Measurement Methods With Observed System Loss In Optical LAN Links

P. R. Reitz, M. J. Hackert, J. E. Matthews, K. W. Murphy, D. Hanson, M. Hartmann, T. Huegerich, K. Kevern, T . Odderstol

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Proceedings Volume 0559, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications III; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949602
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The cost-effective application of optical communications components requires that the product characterization measurements also predict the actual performance of the component in-situ, particularly for fundamental attributes such as attenuation. In this work, attenuation characteristics of individual components by several measurement methods were compared to the observed power reduction (loss) over a range of complexities of a practical LAN link topology for the ANSI X3T9.5 Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI). The results clearly indicate the need to use quasi-steady-state measurement methods for LAN components, even when the total link length is less than 100 meters.

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P. R. Reitz, M. J. Hackert, J. E. Matthews, K. W. Murphy, D. Hanson, M. Hartmann, T. Huegerich, K. Kevern, and T . Odderstol "A Comparison Of Loss Measurement Methods With Observed System Loss In Optical LAN Links", Proc. SPIE 0559, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications III, (19 November 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949602

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