Title :
Field trial demonstrating improvement of backbone fiber infrastructure PMD using a random-scrambling POTDR
Author :
Ehrhardt, A. ; Paul, M. ; Fritzsche, D. ; Schuerer, L. ; Gerlach, C. ; Breuer, D. ; Cyr, N. ; Chen, H. ; Schinn, G.W.
Author_Institution :
Technol. Eng. Center, Deutsche Telekom AG, Berlin
Abstract :
The accumulated PMD along several fibers in an optical network were measured in order to identify those short fiber portions exhibiting high PMD. By replacing high-PMD-portion(s) in each fiber, the overall-PMD could be reduced significantly.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical properties; PMD; POTDR; backbone fiber infrastructure; field trial; optical network; random scrambling; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Prototypes; Spine; (060.2330) Fiber Optics Communications; (060.2400) Fiber Properties;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
