Title :
FTTH remote fiber monitoring using optical wavelength domain reflectometry (OWDR) and wavelength coded tag (WCT)
Author :
Li, Yao ; Wang, Daoyi ; Li, Jing
Author_Institution :
Alliance Fiber Opt. Products Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
A TFF-based novel 2-port wavelength coded tag (WCT) is proposed and demonstrated. Optical wavelength domain reflectometry that relies on WCT to differentiate fiber failure from terminal equipment failure for FTTH network remote monitoring applications is also described.
Keywords :
monitoring; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; reflectometry; telecommunication network reliability; FTTH remote fiber monitoring; fiber failure; optical wavelength domain reflectometry; terminal equipment failure; wavelength coded tag; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Reflectometry; Remote monitoring; Technical Activities Guide -TAG;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215917
