Title :
Novel fault monitoring scheme for PON systems using wavelength sweeper and interferometric devices
Author :
Lee, San-Liang ; Ji, Shuen-Te ; Cheng, Chun-Hung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei
Abstract :
New fault monitoring scheme is proposed to locate troubled fiber paths for PON systems by using simple light sources and low-cost and mass-producible interferometric devices. The reflected signals can be simply analyzed by spectral analysis.
Keywords :
fault location; light interferometry; light sources; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; spectral analysis; PON systems; fault monitoring scheme; light sources; mass-producible interferometric devices; signal reflection; spectral analysis; troubled fiber path location; wavelength sweeper; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Light sources; Monitoring; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Spectral analysis; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610431
