Test Equipment and Link/Cable Testing

Question 1

One of the most simple, quick and accurate tests to identify a break in an optical fiber is with a?

Answer 1

Continuity Tester

Question 2

Test equipment used to quickly identify breaks, macro bends and poor fusion splices?

Answer 2

Visual Fault Locator (VFL)

Question 3

Equipment that is used to determine if infrared light is traveling through the cable and in what direction it is traveling is called what?

Answer 3

Fiber Identifier

Question 4

What is the name of the device used to eliminate high order modes on the fiber optic source (FOS) measurement quality jumper?

Answer 4

Mode Filter or mandrel wrap

Question 5

What piece of test equipment relies on the reflections of light and backscattering, in order to show a graphical representation of loss over the length of the fiber?

Answer 5

Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)