Title :
A simple and low-cost 1625 nm OTDR monitoring system for 350 km WDM networks
Author :
Lee, H.H. ; Nam, Y.H. ; Lee, D. ; Chung, H.S. ; Kim, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
An SOA-based 1625 nm OTDR (optical time domain reflectometry) monitoring system in a bypass configuration is successfully demonstrated for a 350 km WDM network. No power penalty is observed in the 10 Gb/s WDM transmissions when the OTDR signal is on.
Keywords :
condition monitoring; optical fibre networks; optical time-domain reflectometry; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 1625 nm; 350 km; SOA-amplified system; WDM networks; bypass configuration monitoring system; low-cost OTDR monitoring system; optical time domain reflectometry; Couplers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; L-band; Monitoring; Optical amplifiers; Polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193050
