Tip of the Week – Optical Loss Measurements
A fiber optic loss measurement is correctly written without a negative sign in front of the value, since the measurement is already known to be a loss measurement. For example 10 dB loss is correct, instead of -10 dB loss. Placing a negative sign in front of the loss value would indicate a negative loss, which is a gain!
Note, this rule does not apply for absolute optical power measurements in dBm. Since in power measurements, a negative sign means the power level is below 1 mW. Where 0dBm is 1 mW, and for example -10 dBm indicates 0.1 mW of optical power.
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