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Description / Abstract: General
This procedure describes three methods by which the angular radiant intensity (far field) distribution from an optical fiber can be measured. Methods A and B are angular scans of the far field pattern; Method C is a scan of the spatial transform of the angular intensity pattern.
Numerical Aperture
This measurement method can be used to collect data that may be used in conjunction with FOTP-177 to determine the numerical aperture of graded-index multimode optical fibers.
Hazards
This method may employ laser sources and requires fiber alignment. Conform the design and operation of test equipment to the requirements of ANSI Z136.1 and/or Z136.2.