Title :
Method for detecting fiber cuts in a WDM ring with saturated EDFAs
Author :
Richards, D. ; Jackel, J. ; Roudas, I. ; Xin, W. ; Antoniades, N. ; Ali, M.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We compare optical methods for detecting fiber cuts in a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) ring with in-line erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). Both simulation and experiment show that differential measurements provide faster and more accurate discrimination than single power measurements.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical saturation; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA; WDM ring; accurate discrimination; differential measurements; fiber cut detection; in-line erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; optical methods; saturated EDFAs; single power measurements; wavelength-division multiplexing; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical saturation; Power measurement; Protection switching; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766024
