EXFO FastReporter 2 - Manual (Page 9)

Contents
Post Processing Software ix
A Description of Event Types ...................................................................... 339
Span Start ..........................................................................................................................340
Span End ...........................................................................................................................340
Short Fibers .......................................................................................................................340
Continuous Fiber ...............................................................................................................341
End of Analysis ..................................................................................................................342
Non-Reflective Event ..........................................................................................................343
Reflective Event .................................................................................................................344
Positive Event .....................................................................................................................345
Launch Level ......................................................................................................................346
Fiber Section ......................................................................................................................347
Merged Event ....................................................................................................................348
Echo ..................................................................................................................................354
Reflective Event (Possible Echo) .........................................................................................355
B Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory .............................................. 357
Method behind the Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ............................................................357
Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion ..................................................................................358
Helping You Manage Chromatic Dispersion ........................................................................360
C Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory ................................. 361
D Report Samples ........................................................................................ 365
Bidirectional OTDR ..............................................................................................................366
OTDR ..................................................................................................................................367
Fiber Characterization .........................................................................................................368
Fiber Inspection Probe ........................................................................................................369
iOLM ...................................................................................................................................370
OTDR Advanced Cable (Excel Template) ..............................................................................371
iOLM + FIP (Excel Template) ...............................................................................................372
iOLM Bidirectional (Excel Template) ....................................................................................373
iOLM Advanced Cable Report (Excel Report) .......................................................................374
Index .............................................................................................................. 375