Exemplary systems, devices, and methods for evaluating a link status of a fiber-optic communication system are disclosed. An exemplary transceiver device includes a transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal having a first wavelength to an additional transceiver device by way of a single optical fiber, a receiver configured to receive an optical signal having a second wavelength from the additional transceiver device by way of the single optical fiber, and a link status facility communicatively coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and configured to provide one or more visual indications of a link status between the transceiver device and the additional transceiver device. Corresponding systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.