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Maximizing the Long-Term Performance of Your OTDR/iOLM by Using APC Connectors

This article explains how an OTDR with an APC connector will require less frequent repairs (connector change) to deliver constant measurements and reliable testing.

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Fast and Easy Programming with the IQS-500 Intelligent Test System: PDL as a Function of Wavelength

This article gives a typical example of a Microsoft Visual Basic program, designed to control EXFO’s tunable laser source and PDL meter to measure a component’s PDL as a function of wavelength.

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Tunable DFB Laser Sources: The Right Choice for EDFA and System Level Testing

This article reviews the critical parameters of TLS applicable to EDFA and system testing; it also examines the performance characteristics of a tunable DFB laser source.

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Power Meter Calibration at EXFO

This technical note provides an overview of EXFO's fully qualified and automated in-house power meter calibration system (EPMCS).

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ARU-100 HPNA Test Probe

The ARU-100 helps evaluate HPNA networks for impairments and their ability to support triple-play services delivered by FTTx networks.

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Provider Backbone Bridge with Traffic Engineering: a Carrier Ethernet Technology Overview

This application note presents PBB-TE and its evolution compared to legacy Ethernet, provides details about its format and suggests some of the testing requirements for the deployment of such networks...

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Signal Conditioning of 100 GigE Electrical Lanes

This article shows the importance of relying on network/component test equipment featuring a built-in signal-conditioning tool to identify issues and validate the design of components in order to opti...

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Bridged Tap Detection Made Simple

This article shows a simple and economical way to quickly identify and locate bridged taps before they impact new services, or to quickly find and remove them when they do, and to restore QoS and QoE.

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Testing with the RTU-310/G IP Services Test Heads

This application note examines the need for a centralized test point, as well as the characteristics and applications of a centralized Ethernet test head.

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Stability Effects on Optical Component Assembly and Measurement Using an Automation System

This article demonstrates how alignment stability is one critical aspect in designing a process to assemble and measure optical components, more specifically it characterized a six-axis robot and some...

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