Spatially resolved chromatic dispersion measurement by a bidirectional OTDR technique

Author

Rossaro, Alberto ; Schiano, Marco ; Tambosso, Tiziana ; D´Alessandro, Domenico

Author_Institution

Telecom Italia Lab., Torino, Italy

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

2001

Firstpage

475

Lastpage

483

Abstract

A technique for spatially resolved chromatic dispersion measurement of installed optical fiber links is presented. The method is based on the analysis of bidirectional optical time-division reflectometer (OTDR) traces at different wavelengths obtained by a specifically designed tunable external source. Measurement accuracy is improved through a particular algorithm that corrects the OTDR nonlinearity error. Experimental data on spatially resolved chromatic dispersion of installed dispersion-shifted and nonzero-dispersion fibers are reported

Keywords

measurement errors; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDR nonlinearity error; bidirectional OTDR technique; bidirectional optical time-division reflectometer; installed dispersion-shifted fibres; installed optical fiber links; measurement accuracy; nonzero-dispersion fibers; spatially resolved chromatic dispersion; spatially resolved chromatic dispersion measurement; tunable external source; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Performance evaluation; Spatial resolution; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.962271

Filename

962271