Video explains multimode OTDR dynamic range

OWL's Professor Jim Powers explains the specification of dynamic range as it relates to multimode OTDRs.

May 9th, 2012
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A brief Youtube video from Professor Jim Powers of fiber-optic test equipment provider Optical Wavelength Laboratories (OWL) explains the specification of dynamic range as it relates to multimode OTDRs, and why wider dynamic range isn't necessarily a benefit in terms of instrument utility.

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See also:Free online course covers OTDR use

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