Title :
Correlation-based end-reflection-assisted Brillouin analysis for discriminating small branch length difference
Author :
Takahashi, Hiroki ; Kito, Chihiro ; Ito, Fumihiko ; Hotate, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A novel end-reflection-assisted Brillouin analysis is proposed and demonstrated for discriminating branches of PON with similar lengths, employing correlation domain Brillouin gain analysis and correlation based branch discrimination technique.
Keywords :
correlation methods; passive optical networks; PON; correlation domain Brillouin gain analysis; correlation-based end-reflection-assisted Brillouin analysis; discriminating small branch length difference; passive optical network; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Passive optical networks; Probes; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3C.6
