• DocumentCode
    1028022
  • Title

    Long-range OTDR for single-mode optical fibre using a P2O5 highly doped fibre Raman laser

  • Author

    Suzuki, K. ; Noguchi, K. ; Uesugi, N.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    1273
  • Lastpage
    1274
  • Abstract
    A wide-dynamic-range single-mode optical time-domain reflectometer using a P2O5 highly doped fibre Raman laser and a cooled Ge-PIN photodiode has been realised for the first time. The maximum detectable one-way loss was improved to 35dB in the 1.5 ¿m wavelength band.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; fault location; optical fibres; optical links; phosphorus compounds; solid lasers; time-domain reflectometry; 1.5 micron; 100 km; 35 dB; Ge; OTDR; P2O5 highly doped fibre Raman Laser; SiO2:P2O5; cooled Ge-PIN photodiode; long range; maximum detectable one-way loss; optical time-domain reflectometer; single-mode optical fibre; wide-dynamic-range;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860873
  • Filename
    4257093