Title :
Sub-cm spatial resolution reflectometry over 10 km based on phase noise compensated OFDR with third order sideband sweeping
Author :
Koshikiya, Yusuke ; Fan, Xinyu ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We describe PNC-OFDR employing 3rd order sideband sweeping to realize a broader frequency sweep span. We achieved a sub-cm spatial resolution over a 10 km measurement range.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical modulation; optical noise; reflectometry; LiNbO3; PNC-OFDR; coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry; distance 10 km; intensity modulators; optical frequency sweep; phase noise compensated OFDR; spatial resolution; third order sideband sweeping; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser theory; Length measurement; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Phase noise; Reflectometry; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
