Title :
Innovative approach to interspan fibre break location in fibre amplifier repeatered communication systems
Author :
Kitchen, J.A. ; Pitt, C.W.
fDate :
3/26/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A proposed modification to the component geometry of a fibre amplifier repeater which allows on on-board cable fault location facility to be incorporated is reported. The measurement technique, based on OTDR, allows cable breaks in the section of optical fibre between two fibre amplifier repeaters to be located.
Keywords :
fault location; fibre lasers; optical cables; optical links; optical testing; repeaters; time-domain reflectometry; OTDR; cable breaks; component geometry; fiber amplifier communication system; fibre amplifier repeater; interspan fibre break location; on-board cable fault location facility;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920395
