Abstract:
A fiber dispersion reference module has an enclosure with at least one fiber optic port and at least one inner rotating element. Each element having a plurality of optical channels, the enclosure and inner rotating element configured such that the rotation of the inner rotating element relative to the enclosure allows the fiber optic port of the enclosure to change its coupling between the plurality of optical channels in the inner rotating element.
Abstract:
At least some embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of optical fiber splicing and the evaluation of resulting splice joints. In an embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus for evaluating the integrity of a mechanical splice joint, and comprises a light source, digital video camera, digital signal processor, and visual indicator, wherein the apparatus connects to the test connector and the digital signal processor analyzes digital images of the scatter light from at least a portion of the test connector.