FIBER OPTIC CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

摘要

Fiber optic technology continues to increase in applications in weapons systems and communication systems within the Department of Defense. Fiber optic test instruments increasingly are being used to maintain and troubleshoot fiber optic installations. The Navy Metrology Research and Development Program has developed fiber optic measurement standards to support the performance and accuracy of the instruments that maintain the weapons and communications systems that depend on fiber optic technology. This paper presents some of the work accomplished by the Navy Metrology R&D Program to support fiber optic metrology.