Title :
Fault surveillance of branched optical networks using an amplifier-generated wavelength-sweeping monitoring source
Author :
Chun-Kit Chan ; Tong, F. ; Lian-Kuan Chen ; Keang-Po Ho ; Lam, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple and effective fault detection scheme using an amplifier-generated wavelength sweeping source and some fiber Bragg gratings to identify the fiber fault in an optically amplified branched access network without any dedicated monitoring source.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; condition monitoring; fault location; laser beam applications; optical feedback; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; surveillance; EDFA; all-optical feedback loop; amplifier-generated monitoring source; branched optical networks; fault detection scheme; fault surveillance; fiber Bragg gratings; fiber fault identification; time-domain monitoring process; wavelength-sweeping monitoring source; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Monitoring; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Surveillance;
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.1999.768066
