An OTDR may be used for estimating the fiber's length and overall attenuation, including splice and mated-connected losses. It may also be used to locate faults such as breaks.

Optical Time Domain Reflector

An Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is a testing and troubleshooting device used to evaluate a fiber optic cable's performance, including optical loss, chromatic dispersion, and attenuation. OTDRs are used to determine the location(s) of events on the cable, including faults, reflectors, and splices. A smart OTDR does at least one of three things: adjusts its test power to match the power at the test point, has an auto-ranging function so the operator does not have to enter the optical power at the test point, or can store the optical power at multiple points on the cable, so the operator can then retrieve and compare those values.

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optical time domain reflectometer

The OTDR will calculate the loss between the two markers. An OTDR sends a pulse of light based on to the wavelength(s) used for transmission when the fiber link is operational. The typical wavelengths are 850 nm and 1300 nm for multimode fiber and 1310 nm, 1550 nm and 1625 nm for single-mode fiber.