DocumentCode
1582716
Title
Field trial of in-service PMD measurement using idle DWDM channels in operational long haul network
Author
Xia, Tiejun J. ; Wellbrock, Glenn A. ; Peterson, Daniel L. ; Chen, David Z. ; Chen, Hongxin ; Schinn, Greg W. ; Cyr, Normand ; Yao, X. Steve ; Xiaojun Chen ; Zhang, Bo
Author_Institution
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
In-service PMD measurement using idle channels in an operational DWDM long-haul network is realized with two novel measurement approaches during a field trial. Accurate PMD results are obtained without impacting live network traffic.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; field trial; idle DWDM channels; in-service PMD measurement; operational long haul network; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical variables measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0213-6
Type
conf
Filename
5875251
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