Title :
Distributed 32-branched PON measurement using pulsed pump-probe Brillouin analysis
Author :
Takahashi, Hiroki ; Xinyu Fan ; Koshikiya, Y. ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We describe the individual loss distribution measurement of 32-branched PONs using pulsed pump-probe Brillouin gain analysis. We describe the measurement of 32-branched optical fibers in a PON with a fault location resolution of 10 m and a branch length identification resolution of 5 m.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; fault location; optical pumping; passive optical networks; 32-branched optical fibers; branch length identification resolution; distributed 32-branched PON measurement; fault location resolution; individual loss distribution measurement; pulsed pump-probe Brillouin gain analysis; Gain; Loss measurement; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Probes; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
