DocumentCode
2006108
Title
PMD characterization of installed fiber networks - compromise between result accuracy and measurement time
Author
Medeiros, A. ; Barcelos, S. ; Rigon, E. ; Rando, R. ; Seminario, J. ; Santos, M. ; Oliveira, R.
Author_Institution
FiberWork Opt. Commun., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
FiberWork has conducted PMD field characterization in over 500,000 km of installed fibers. Such extensive database has been used to derive the minimum measuring time required to provide acceptable PMD measurement accuracies. The analysis is presented in this paper and is done in terms of PMD levels and fiber plant types. Useful orientations for optimizing PMD field characterization and lower its costs while keeping acceptable results are discussed.
Keywords
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; FiberWork; extensive database; fiber networks; fiber plant types; polarization mode dispersion; Databases; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Time measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215386
Filename
1636416
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