Title :
Long term PMD characterization of installed G.652 fibers in a metropolitan network
Author :
Nespola, Antonino ; Abrate, Silivo
Author_Institution :
PhotonLab, Ist. Superiore Mario Boella, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We investigated the long-term PMD (polarization mode dispersion) behavior of a metropolitan G.652 fiber plant of a major Italian telecom operator, installed in Turin, Italy. We found that the expected Maxwellian distribution is not always achieved, as well as other statistical anomalies.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; statistical distributions; Maxwellian distribution; installed G.652 fiber plant; long term PMD characterization; metropolitan network; polarization mode dispersion; statistical anomalies; Automatic control; Cities and towns; Fluctuations; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical polarization; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192798
