• DocumentCode
    2723806
  • Title

    Raman gain efficiency distribution measurement of optical fiber cable installed in the field using indirect OTDR technique

  • Author

    Yamashita, Ikuo ; Oro, Kyoichi ; Yabu, Tetsuro ; Ohashi, Masaharu

  • Author_Institution
    R&D Center, Kansai Electr. Power, Amagasaki
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A novel indirect OTDR technique for measuring Raman gain efficiency distribution is applied to optical fiber cables installed in the field. Field measurements are successfully made on a 17-km long test fiber.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; optical cables; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; Raman gain efficiency distribution measurement; distributed Raman amplifiers; field measurement; indirect OTDR technique; optical fiber cable installation; size 17 km; Electric variables measurement; Gain measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Power measurement; Power transmission lines; Stimulated emission; Transmission line theory; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-85825-807-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610471
  • Filename
    4610471