EXFO FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer - Manual (Page 7)

Distributed PMD Analyzer 1
1 Introducing the FTB-5600
Distributed PMD Analyzer
The FTB-5600 is composed of an OTDR, a tunable laser source and a
polarization scrambler. It characterizes PMD along a link. Its key feature is
to identify fiber sections with a strong PMD value, then enabling the
correction of the link by replacing faulty sections.
The results include:
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A cumulative PMD curve and an OTDR trace
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A PMD section table that provides the PMD for each section identified
by the instrument.
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An estimation table that can be used to analyze the effect of removing
strong PMD sections of the link.
The result of the acquisition will be displayed as a graph, as well as several
result tables to help you analyze the data better.
FTB-5600
DISTRIBUTED PMD ANALYZER
Handle
Detector port