Vector indexing algorithm for post processing of OTDR data

Author

Usama, Muhammad ; Sheikh, Muhammad S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Comput. & Emerging Sci. (FAST -NU), Lahore, Pakistan

fYear

2013

fDate

10-12 July 2013

Firstpage

257

Lastpage

262

Abstract

The paper details the vector indexing algorithm for post processing of data in optical time domain reflectometer. Post processing is necessary in OTDR for event detection and feature extraction from the acquired traces. The vector indexing algorithm uses the acquired data trace to extract accurate event location and improve upon the spatial resolution of the OTDR. The proposed algorithm has been tested on our self-developed OTDR board and its performance has been benchmarked against the real measured event locations.

Keywords

feature extraction; optical information processing; optical time-domain reflectometry; signal detection; signal resolution; OTDR data; accurate event location; event detection; feature extraction; optical time domain reflectometer; post processing; spatial resolution; vector indexing algorithm; Backscatter; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Vectors; Event Detection; Feature Extraction; Fiber Under Test (FUT); Optical Time Domain reflectometer (OTDR); Vector Index;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Network and Optical Communications (NOC), 2013 18th European Conference on and Optical Cabling and Infrastructure (OC&i), 2013 8th Conference on

Conference_Location

Graz

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5821-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NOC-OCI.2013.6582860

Filename

6582860