• DocumentCode
    1794179
  • Title

    Novel high-resolution OTDR technology for multi-Gbps transceivers

  • Author

    Kuznia, C. ; Ahadian, J. ; Pommer, D. ; Hagan, R. ; Bachta, Paul ; Wong, Man ; Kusumoto, K. ; Skendzic, Sandra ; Tabbert, Chuck ; Beranek, Mark W.

  • Author_Institution
    Ultra Commun., Inc., Vista, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present high-resolution optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) integration into fiber optic transceivers. Transceivers with built-in-test (BIT) OTDR can characterize the fiber plant and isolate faults to reduce network installation and maintenance costs.
  • Keywords
    optical transceivers; reflectometers; time-domain analysis; built-in-test OTDR; fiber optic transceivers; high-resolution OTDR technology; high-resolution optical time domain reflectometer integration; multiGbps transceivers; Application specific integrated circuits; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Transceivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.W1F.2
  • Filename
    6887007