Title :
BOTDA-nondestructive measurement of single-mode optical fiber attenuation characteristics using Brillouin interaction: theory
Author :
Horiguchi, Tsuneo ; Tateda, Mitsuhiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theoretical investigation of Brillouin optical-fiber time-domain analysis (BOTDA) is described. BOTDA uses Brillouin interaction in optical fibers to analyze the attenuation characteristics of the optical fibers nondestructively. The dynamic range performance of BOTDA is approximately 10-dB greater than that of conventional optical time-domain reflectometry
Keywords :
light absorption; optical fibres; optical testing; optical variables measurement; stimulated Brillouin scattering; time-domain reflectometry; Brillouin optical-fiber time-domain analysis; dynamic range performance; single-mode optical fiber attenuation characteristics; Attenuation measurement; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
