Title :
Cord identification technique using higher order guiding modes of visible light for ultra-low bending loss fibers
Author :
Lin Ma ; Aozasa, S. ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Tomita, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A cord identification technique is proposed using visible light for ultra-low bending loss fiber. We employed an offset launch technique to excite higher order modes, and achieved a sensitivity improvement of more than 10 dB.
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; cord identification technique; higher order guiding mode; higher order mode; offset launch technique; ultralow bending loss fibers; visible light; Couplings; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
