DocumentCode
2305706
Title
High-performance OTDR using Q-switched erbium-doped fiber ring laser and pulse expander
Author
Adachi, Shoji ; Koyamada, Yahei
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi, Japan
fYear
2002
fDate
17-22 March 2002
Firstpage
613
Abstract
We developed a 1.55 μm OTDR by using a QERL and a P-EX. We achieved a dynamic range of 37 dB with a spatial resolution of 100 m. This result represents an increase of more than 7 dB compared with current standard OTDRs.
Keywords
Q-switching; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; ring lasers; 1.55 micron; OTDR; P-EX; Q-switched erbium-doped fiber ring laser; QERL; dynamic range; optical time-domain reflectometry; pulse expander; single-mode fiber measurements; spatial resolution; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN
1-55752-701-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036597
Filename
1036597
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