• DocumentCode
    991264
  • Title

    1.55 μm OTDR for single-mode optical fibre longer than 110 km

  • Author

    Nakazawa, Masataka ; Morishige, Y. ; Toratani, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    323
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    An optical time domain reflectometer for a single-mode optical fibre longer than 110 km has been newly demonstrated using a 1.55 μm Er3+: glass laser, a TeO2 acousto-optical directional coupler and a Ge avalanche photodiode.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; fault location; optical fibres; optical links; optical testing; time-domain reflectometry; 1.55 microns wavelength; Er3+:glass laser; Ge avalanche photodiode; OTDR; TeO2 acousto-optical directional coupler; backscattering technique; fibre cables; optical communication; optical testing; optical time domain reflectometer; single-mode optical fibre; ultralong fault location system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840219
  • Filename
    4248650