How To Measure Optical Power - Fluke MultiFiber Pro Getting Started Manual

MultiFiber Pro Getting Started Guide

How to Measure Optical Power

A power measurement shows the optical power level from a
source such as an optical network interface card or optical test
equipment.
To measure power
1 Clean and inspect all connectors.
2 On the meter, press
3 Make the connections shown on page 11.
4 On the meter, press
source if necessary.
5 To see the power measurement for the next channel, press

CHANNEL.
The bargraphs show the difference (in dB) between the
level of power on each channel and the maximum power
of all 12 channels:
No ovals
At regular intervals, the meter finds the maximum power
level again and adjusts the bargraphs as necessary.
6 To save the measurements, make sure the meter has done
a scan through all 12 channels, then press
meter briefly shows the record number and OK. The
record number shown is for fiber number 12 in the cable.
10
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to make POWER show.
 
to select the wavelength of the
Max.
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SAVE. The