Title :
Original method for analyzing multipaths networks by OTDR measurement
Author :
Laferrière, J. ; Saget, M. ; Champavère, A.
Author_Institution :
Wavetek SA, Saint-Etienne, France
Abstract :
This paper introduces a new OTDR measurement technique that allows a complete analysis of a point-to-multipoints network, giving the following information: detection and localization of all the components and defaults; attenuation values and reflectances of the events; values of the coupling loss
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; OTDR measurement technique; attenuation values; components; coupling loss; defaults; detection; distribution network; event reference table; localization; multipaths networks; point-to-multipoints network; reflectances; trunk junction; Attenuation measurement; Backscatter; Connectors; Costs; Decoding; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Phase measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719728
