Title :
An innovative approach to fault location in fibre amplifier repeatered communication systems
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
A proposed modification to the component geometry of a fibre amplifier repeater which allows an on-board cable fault location facility to be incorporated is reported. The measurement technique, based on OTDR, allows cable breaks in the section of optical fibre between two fibre amplifier repeaters to be located
Keywords :
fault location; fibre lasers; optical cables; optical communication equipment; repeaters; time-domain reflectometry; OTDR; cable breaks; component geometry; fault location; fibre amplifier repeatered communication systems; measurement technique; on-board cable;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Amplifiers for Communications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
