What is an OTDR

What does OTDR Stands for

What does an OTDR measure
What is the standard of fibre in your Network
Which connectors do you use in your Network
Which wavelengths do you use in your network
What are the challenges that you face when using test equipment
What is it that you yearn to understand with regards to fibre
What guides you to use a certain wavelength as opposed to the other
What is the core/cladding size/diameter of SM/MM fibres
What are the 2 light sources used in Optical Communication

Key Terms to understand

* Reflectance
* Injection Levels
* Dynamic Range
* Dead Zone
* Insertion Loss
* Optical Return Loss
* Resolution
* LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emmission of Radiation). A laser is a
device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the
stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation
* Refraction Index - Refractive index is a material property that describes how the
material affects the speed of light travelling through it
* Angle of Incident - In optics, angle of incidence can be defined as the angle
between a ray incident on a surface and the line perpendicular to the surface at
the point of incidence (called as normal)
* Bandwidth - The maximum amount of data transmitted over an internet connection in
a given amount of time. (it's actually the volume of information that can be sent
over a connection in a measured amount of time – calculated in megabits per second
(Mbps))
* Decibels - The decibel (symbol: dB) is a relative unit of measurement equal to
one tenth of a bel (B). It expresses the ratio of two values of a power or root-
power quantity on a logarithmic scale.