Title :
Chromatic dispersion mapping by sensing the power distribution of four-wave mixing along the fiber using Brillouin probing
Author :
Herraez, M.G. ; Thevenaz, L. ; Floch, S. Le ; Robert, P. ; Corredera, P.
Author_Institution :
EPFL Metrol. & Photonics Lab., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
A new method for chromatic dispersion mapping in optical fibers is presented. It is based on measuring the CW four-wave mixing distribution created by two beams along the fiber using a Brillouin-OTDA. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the technique.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; time-domain analysis; Brillouin probing; Brillouin-OTDA; CW four-wave mixing; chromatic dispersion mapping; optical fibers; power distribution sensing; Chromatic dispersion; Equations; Fluctuations; Four-wave mixing; Power distribution; Splicing; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248521
