DocumentCode
1935315
Title
Field PMD measurements through a commercial, Raman-amplified ULH transmission system
Author
Brodsky, M. ; Boroditsky, M. ; Magill, P. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Tur, M.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
14-16 July 2003
Abstract
Detailed PMD measurements on a field-deployed 986 km commercial system find anomalous PMD contributions of approximately 0.6 ps/node beyond that of the transmission fiber. Dramatic changes in the PMD spectrum due to temperature sensitive components were observed.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; 986 km; PMD spectrum; Raman-amplified ULH transmission system; anomalous PMD contributions; field PMD measurements; field-deployed 986 km commercial system; temperature sensitive components; transmission fiber; Cities and towns; Couplers; Frequency measurement; Gray-scale; Probes; Repeaters; Temperature sensors; Testing; Time measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7982-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224296
Filename
1224296
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