Title :
In Service Cumulative Optical Fiber Chromatic Dispersion Monitoring
Author :
Atieh, Ahmad ; Mills, John ; Mansour, Ibrahim
Author_Institution :
BTI Photonic Syst. Inc., Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
Simple and relatively inexpensive in service optical fiber chromatic dispersion monitoring is demonstrated using supervisory channel. Modulating optical supervisory channel with frequency in the range of hundreds of MHz enables accurate measurement for lengths up to 80 km of SMF-28 fiber.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; SMF-28 fiber; modulating optical supervisory channel; optical fiber chromatic dispersion monitoring; size 80 km; Chromatic dispersion; Frequency measurement; High speed optical techniques; Length measurement; Monitoring; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391244
