1.65-nm Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry employing a Raman fiber amplifier and a lithium niobate phase-modulator

Author

Izumita, Hisashi ; Sato, Toshiya ; Tateda, Mitsuhiro ; Horiguchi, Tsuneo ; Koyamada, Yahei

Author_Institution

NTT Access Network Syst. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan

fYear

1997

Firstpage

159

Lastpage

160

Abstract

Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometry (B-OTDR) operated in the 1.60-1.65 μm wavelength region is a promising technique for in-line monitoring and preventive maintenance in optical fiber networks. This paper presents strain and optical loss distributions measured in 30- and 100-km-long optical fibers, respectively

Keywords

Brillouin spectra; electro-optical modulation; maintenance engineering; monitoring; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; 1.6 to 1.65 mum; Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry; LiNbO₃; Raman fiber amplifier; in-line monitoring; lithium niobate phase-modulator; optical fiber networks; optical fibers; optical fibre testing; optical loss distributions measurement; preventive maintenance; strain distributions measurement; Loss measurement; Monitoring; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Preventive maintenance; Reflectometry; Strain measurement; Time domain analysis; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719781

Filename

719781