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Tricks of the trade:Connectors make a difference in optical fiber power measurements

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Igor Vayshenker

Abstract

The only way to ensure accurate measurements of optical fiber power is to have your OFPM calibrated in the configuration that you intend to use it. Users must consider the fiber connectors and adapters that they will use as well as the optical wavelength and power. There is no consistent methodology for predicting the magnitude of the offsets that occur when different connectors and/or adapters are used with a calibrated OFPM.
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NCSLI Metrologist Magazine
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Keywords

optical detector, optical fiber power
Optical physics and communications

Citation

Vayshenker, I. (2008), Tricks of the trade:Connectors make a difference in optical fiber power measurements, NCSLI Metrologist Magazine, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32925 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created April 1, 2008, Updated January 27, 2020
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