DocumentCode
861558
Title
Field measurement of fusion splice loss using pulse reflection method
Author
Peacock, J. ; Scarfe, J. ; Reid, J. ; Mallinson, S.R.
Author_Institution
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Volume
25
Issue
9
fYear
1989
fDate
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
602
Lastpage
603
Abstract
The authors describe a field experiment to determine the feasibility of using a pulse reflection method for single-ended splice loss evaluation using an OTDR. Results show that although small errors are obtained in the splice measurement (directly related to the level of reflection caused by the OTDR) the method is reasonably accurate and practical for use on short-haul optical systems.
Keywords
optical fibres; optical links; optical loss measurement; optical testing; time-domain reflectometry; OTDR; errors; fusion splice loss; optical communication links; optical time-domain reflectometry; pulse reflection method; short-haul optical systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890409
Filename
19806
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