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January 2009

• Featured Article

  New Opportunities For Fiber Optic Installers in 2009 »

  By: FIS President Frank Giotto
  
  The fiber optic industry changed quite a bit in 2008. Every professional technician and installer saw new innovation and technology affect their daily lives. In this article, we discuss some of the changes and revelations we saw in 2008.
  
• More articles from this month:

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• Fiber Optic Testing with a Power Meter & Light Source »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  Testing fiber optics with a power meter and light source is a standard method for determining dB loss and trouble shooting a fiber optic network. This artile will offer you the basics of when and where to use this standard fiber optic loss procedure.

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• Fiber Optic Testing Using An OTDR »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  Part 2 of 2 of our certification chart for today's fiber optic network. These articles feature the most widely used and trusted equipment and procedures for certifying your fiber optic network.

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• NFOC (Northeast Fiber Optic Conference) Scheduled For October 7 & 8, 2009 »

  By: Amy Howlett
  The Northeast Fiber Optic Conference is October 7th & 8th, 2009

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• Anritsu Names FIS 'Master Distributor' »

  By: Dave Porta
  Anritsu, a world leader in communications test equipment, has appointed FIS as its 'Master Distributor' to ensure product availability, fast delivery and exceptional customer service.

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• What Is The Purpose Of The PC Software That Comes With Test Devices? »

  By: John Bruno
  I see that many test devices sold today include PC software. What is the purpose of this software?

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• Fiber Optic Chromatic Dispersion (CD) Testing »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  In this article, we take a closer look at the tools and procedures needed to properly certify and test large networks, over 2.5 gig. In this, part 1 of 5, we focus on Chromatic Dispersion (CD) testing and the impact it can have on your network.

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• Fiber Optic Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Testing »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  In this article, we take a closer look at the tools and procedures needed to properly certify and test large networks, over 2.5 gig. In this, part 2 of 5, we focus on Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) testing and the impact it can have on your network.

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• Fiber Optic Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT) »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  In this article, we take a closer look at the tools and procedures needed to properly certify and test large networks, over 2.5 gig. In this, part 3 of 5, we focus on Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT) and the impact it can have on your network.

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• Fiber Optic Testing: Optical Spectrum Analysis (OSA) »

  By: Joe Ceklovsky
  In this article, we take a closer look at the tools and procedures needed to properly certify and test large networks, over 2.5 gig. In this, part 4 of 5, we focus on Optical Spectrum Analysis (OSA) and the impact it can have on your network.

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