Title :
A novel multi-frequency coherent OTDR for fast fading noise reduction
Author :
Song, Yuejiang ; Lu, Lidong ; Zhang, Xuping
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. Commun. Eng., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
We firstly propose and demonstrate a novel multi-frequency coherent OTDR, which inherently has the fast fading noise reduction capability. And 0.09-dB amplitude fluctuation is achieved with only 214 averages by this novel Coherent OTDR.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical time-domain reflectometry; amplitude fluctuation; fast fading noise reduction; multi-frequency coherent OTDR; Fading; Fluctuations; Frequency modulation; Frequency synchronization; Noise; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
