• DocumentCode
    75689
  • Title

    Loss Distribution Measurement of Broken PON by End-Reflection-Assisted Brillouin Analysis

  • Author

    Kito, Chihiro ; Takahashi, Hiroshi ; Toge, Kunihiro ; Ito, Fumihiko

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Tsukuba, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    1-Jun-14
  • Firstpage
    1139
  • Lastpage
    1141
  • Abstract
    We present the monitoring of broken passive optical network branches using our proposed end-reflection-assisted Brillouin analysis technique, using weak end-reflection of -40 to -50 dB, which occurs at the broken fiber end.
  • Keywords
    Brillouin spectra; optical fibre testing; passive optical networks; broken fiber end; broken passive optical network branches; end-reflection-assisted Brillouin analysis technique; loss distribution measurement; weak end-reflection; Loss measurement; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Probes; Reflection; Reflectivity; Brillouin scattering; Optical fiber testing; maintenance; optical reflection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2014.2316796
  • Filename
    6787058
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=75689