Title :
Tracking the chromatic dispersion of single-mode fibers from factory to field
Author :
Refi, Jamce J. ; Fangmann, Robert E. ; Fisher, Sandra L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Norcross, GA, USA
Abstract :
Chromatic dispersion measurements on 66 fiber-paths installed in the field confirm that the zero dispersion wavelength of installed single-mode fibers can be predicted from factory production data on fibers made at the same time as the installed cables. The average zero dispersion wavelength of the installed fiber-paths differed by less than 0.1 nm from the factory predicted value
Keywords :
optical cables; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical testing; chromatic dispersion; factory production data; installed fibres; single-mode fibers; zero dispersion wavelength;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
