LAN and Telecom Cabling OTDR: Launch Cable Length for Singlemode

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OTDR: Launch Cable Length for Singlemode Rich 04-10-08
Posted by Rich on April 10, 2008, 2:50 pm
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The JDSU Fiber Optic Test Reference Guide,
http://lw.pennnet.com/whitepapers/wp.cfm?id=665,
says a launch cable used for singlemode should be 1km to 2km long.

Is that what's used in practice? What's the consequence of not using
a launch cable that long (besides the generic answer of unreliable
readings, which I can intuit.)
Thanks.

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