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I.S. EN 61746-1:2011

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CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 1: OTDR FOR SINGLE-MODE FIBRES

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Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

13-05-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2011

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Preparation for calibration
5 Distance calibration - General
6 Distance calibration methods
7 Loss calibration - General
8 Loss calibration methods
9 Reflectance calibration
Annex A (normative) - Recirculating delay line for
        distance calibration
Annex B (normative) - Optical fibre standard for
        loss calibration
Annex C (normative) - Standard splice simulator for
        loss calibration
Annex D (normative) - Mathematical basis
Annex E (normative) - Reflectance standard
Annex F (normative) - Simple version of reflectance
        Standard
Annex G (informative) - OTDR basis: Backscatter
        theory - Reflectance measurements using an
        OTDR - Determination of fibre backscatter
        parameter
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

Defines procedures for calibrating single-mode optical time domain reflectometers (OTDR).

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes I.S. EN 61746. (10/2014) For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
104
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 61746-1:2009 Identical
EN 61746-1:2011/AC:2014 Identical

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