Title :
A Novel Gb/s Transceiver with OTDR Built-in-test (BIT) for Health Monitoring of Local Area Networks
Author :
Chan, Eric Y. ; Beranek, Mark W. ; Harres, Daniel N.
Author_Institution :
Phantom Works, Boeing Co., Seattle, WA
Abstract :
We have successfully demonstrated the first prototype Gb/s transceiver with integrated built-in 10-cm resolution OTDR capability. The transceiver performs excellently over 2 Gb/s; it is very beneficial for cable plant fault detection and isolation applications.
Keywords :
built-in self test; fault diagnosis; monitoring; optical fibre LAN; optical time-domain reflectometry; transceivers; Gb/s transceiver; OTDR built-in-test; cable plant fault detection; health monitoring; local area network; Aerospace electronics; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Local area networks; Monitoring; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348948
