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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Mark Richard Jennings, Andover, NJ (US);
Frank Salvatore Leone, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Richard Joseph Pimpinella, Hampton, NJ (US);
Fitel USA Corp., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining the optical loss characteristics of optical fibers in an optical fiber network. An optical transmission module is provided. The optical transmission module produces a light signal and an electrical signal that contains data regarding the characteristics of the light signal being generated. The light signal output of the optical transmitter module is connected to the input of a calibrated optical switch. The outputs of the optical switch are connected to the optical fibers that are to be tested. At the opposite ends of the optical fibers, a second optical switch is provided. The second optical switch connects the various optical fibers to a monitor module. The monitor module detects the light signal transmitted by the optical transmitter module through the various optical fibers. The monitor module converts the received light signal into a corresponding electrical signal. A systems controller is coupled to both the optical transmitter module and the monitor module.