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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The definition used to establish the width of the pulse is not Figure 4. Event dead-zone measurement method
standardized, and therefore, there is some divergence in the method
used by each OTDR manufacturer. And, because no reference
is provided in marketing specification sheets, this calculation is
subject to different definitions. For instance, some manufacturers
recommend a 1.5 dB width instead of full width at half maximum
(FWHM), which is equal to a 3 dB width (Figure 2).
Other manufacturers 3 ns
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