Optical test device and connector adapter

A connector adapter connectable to an optical test device for testing optical-fiber cables, the connector adapter comprising:

• a device connector adapted to removably connect to a test port of the optical test device;
• a fiber-under-test (FUT) connector adapted connect to an optical-fiber cable, the FUT connector having a number m of fiber interfaces that is different from a number n of fiber interfaces of the test port;
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• interconnections between the fiber interfaces of the device connector and the fiber interfaces of the FUT connector, to interface the m fibers of the optical-fiber cable to the n fiber interfaces of the test port;
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• an identification device allowing to identify a type of connector adapter being connected to the test port,
• wherein the connector adapter is shaped and configured as a cartridge, and wherein the casing comprises an adapter receiving cavity, the test port being provided inside the adapter receiving cavity.

A method for testing an optical-fiber cable with an optical test device, the optical test device having a test port with a number n of fiber interfaces while the optical-fiber cable as a number m of fiber interfaces, the method comprising:

• connecting a connector adapter to the optical test device, the connector adapter having a device connector adapted to removably connect to the test port of the test device;
• connecting an optical-fiber cable to a FUT connector of the connector adapter;
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• adjusting test parameters of the optical test device based on the connector adapter type being connected,
• wherein the connector adapter is shaped and configured as a cartridge, and wherein the casing comprises an adapter receiving cavity, the test port being provided inside the adapter receiving cavity.