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Type of elements – EXFO FastReporter Data Post-Processing Software User Manual

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Working with iOLM files

Data Post-Processing Software

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Managing Element

Type of Elements

Element Name Element Icon

Element Description

Macrobend Macrobend

can

be displayed in the link

view when more than one wavelength is

present in the measurement.

Note: The macrobend will always

be displayed as a failed
element.

Out of Range

The out of range element is displayed

when the end of fiber could not be

detected by the module because the

dynamic range is not large enough.

Splitter

The splitter is a passive fiber optic coupler

that divides light from a single fiber into

two or more fiber channels. The splitter

ratio is displayed above the icon.

Splice

The splice indicates the junction of two

fiber sections having different fiber

backscatter characteristics.

Connector

The connector is used to join two fibers.