Title :
Optical damage in fiber optic components
Author :
Moore, W. ; Kiktyeva, T.
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The introduction of Raman amplifiers and 100+ channel DWDM systems has enormously increased the optical power handling requirements of fiber optic components. This paper reviews optical power damage and observed failure modes for components such as couplers, switches, and polarization components.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; 100+ channel DWDM systems; Raman amplifiers; couplers; fiber optic components; optical damage; optical failure modes; optical power handling; polarization components; switches; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248386
