Title :
Verification of reflection at optical connector in high-power range using coherent-OTDR
Author :
Sasaki, Shiori ; Takeshima, Koki ; Yoshikane, Noboru ; Tsuritani, Takehiro ; Shibano, Eiichi
Author_Institution :
KDDI Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The reflection at the optical connector in the high-power range was experimentally verified using Coherent-OTDR for the first time. The result shows less reflectivity at the connecter with black paint in a higher power range.
Keywords :
light reflection; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; coherent OTDR; high power range; optical connector; reflection verification; Connectors; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358834
