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Pulse Width : A dynamic setting on an OTDR that controls the precise timing of laser pulses injected into a fiber optic core. Pulse width represnts the coversion of the timed signal (nanoseconds) to distance or width (meters). The longer the timed pulse;more light energy is infected into the fiber.
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