• DocumentCode
    161027
  • Title

    Embedded OTDR measurement range extension for future metro-access networks employing in-line SOAs

  • Author

    Schmuck, H. ; Straub, Michael ; Bonk, R. ; Hehmann, Joerg ; Pfeiffer, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Stuttgart, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate for the first time the measurement range extension of an embedded OTDR system employing SOA within the fiber network. eOTDR monitoring across multiple SOA-amplified fiber segments with simultaneously GPON downstream transmission is achieved.
  • Keywords
    optical time-domain reflectometry; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; GPON downstream transmission; embedded OTDR measurement range extension; in-line SOA; metro-access networks; Monitoring; Optical fiber amplifiers; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963869
  • Filename
    6963869
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=161027