Test unit and method for simultaneous testing of multiple optical fibers
First Claim
1. Apparatus for testing a plurality of optical fibers comprising:
- a light source for providing a pulse of light;
at least one splitter means positioned for receiving said pulse of light and for splitting said pulse of light into at least two substantially identical pulses of light; and
a plurality of coupling means, each connected to one of said plurality of optical fibers under test for receiving one of said at least two substantially identical pulses of light and for directing said one of said at least two substantially identical pulses of light into said one of said plurality of optical fibers under test.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of optical fibers, preferably using optical time domain reflectometry, wherein the apparatus includes a light source for providing a pulse of light, at least one splitter means positioned for receiving the pulse of light and for splitting the pulse of light into at least two substantially identical pulses of light, and a plurality of coupling means, each connected to one of the optical fibers under test and each positioned for receiving one of substantially identical pulses of light and directing that pulse of light into an optical fiber. In a preferred embodiment, the backscattered signals from the optical fibers are directed back through the coupling means to a plurality of receivers and data averagers.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for testing a plurality of optical fibers comprising:
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a light source for providing a pulse of light; at least one splitter means positioned for receiving said pulse of light and for splitting said pulse of light into at least two substantially identical pulses of light; and a plurality of coupling means, each connected to one of said plurality of optical fibers under test for receiving one of said at least two substantially identical pulses of light and for directing said one of said at least two substantially identical pulses of light into said one of said plurality of optical fibers under test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A method for testing a plurality of optical fibers comprising:
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providing a pulse of light with a light source; splitting said pulse of light into at least two substantially identical pulses of light; and directing one of said at least two substantially identical pulses of light into each of said plurality of optical fibers under test using a coupling means connected to each of said plurality of optical fibers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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