Title :
PMD characterization of installed fiber networks - compromise between result accuracy and measurement time
Author :
Medeiros, A. ; Barcelos, S. ; Rigon, E. ; Rando, R. ; Seminario, J. ; Santos, M. ; Oliveira, R.
Author_Institution :
FiberWork Opt. Commun., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
FiberWork has conducted PMD field characterization in over 500,000 km of installed fibers. Such extensive database has been used to derive the minimum measuring time required to provide acceptable PMD measurement accuracies. The analysis is presented in this paper and is done in terms of PMD levels and fiber plant types. Useful orientations for optimizing PMD field characterization and lower its costs while keeping acceptable results are discussed.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; FiberWork; extensive database; fiber networks; fiber plant types; polarization mode dispersion; Databases; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Time measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215386
