Integration of Fiber Optic Cable Diagnostics within Aerospace Transceivers

Author

Kuznia, Charlie

Author_Institution

Ultra Commun., San Marcos, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

12-14 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

59

Abstract

OTDR can enable fault prediction (and circumvention with a certain level of redundancy) and it is possible to enter a new era of fiber optic maintenance concepts. Through fault prediction, is possible to replace or inspect suspect components before catastrophic failures occur. Redundant hardware permits completion of a mission segment with failed components and can lead to just-in-time provisioning of spares at scheduled maintenance periods. Topological loss maps with 10 cm resolution of the entire cable plant can be stored within each transceiver´s memory and used as a reference for routine inspections

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; cable testing; optical cables; optical time-domain reflectometry; transceivers; 10 cm; OTDR; aerospace transceivers; cable plant; fault prediction; fiber optic cable diagnostics; fiber optic maintenance concepts; topological loss maps; transceiver´s memory; Connectors; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pollution measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference

Conference_Location

Annapolis, MD

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0408-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707499

Filename

1707499