Title :
Optical test equipment for performance evaluation of installed DWDM systems
Author :
Bakhshi, B. ; Patterson, W.W. ; Leanza, J. ; Duff, D. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Nissov, M. ; Kovsh, D.I. ; Vaa, M. ; Sliwinski, D. ; Maybach, R.L. ; Razavi, K. ; Arend, M. ; Becker, T. ; Jimenez, S.
Author_Institution :
TyCom Labs., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a TOTE™ technique for evaluation of the full capacity performance of DWDM systems without need for full terminal equipment. The presented TOTE™ design works independently of the system bandwidth and channel spacing and is thus very attractive for performance evaluation of installed DWDM systems. In a 28 nm, transatlantic DWDM field transmission experiment, the presented TOTE™ design is verified to accurately measure the same gain shape and performance as the fully loaded transmitter.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical fibre testing; optical transmitters; submarine cables; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM systems; TOTE™ design; channel spacing; full capacity performance; fully loaded transmitter; gain shape; installed DWDM systems; optical test equipment; performance evaluation; system bandwidth; transatlantic DWDM field transmission experiment; Dielectric films; Insertion loss; Optical coupling; Optical fiber testing; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Test equipment; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036279
