DocumentCode
331326
Title
Detecting fiber cuts in a WDM ring with optical protection switching: simulation and experiment
Author
Richards, D. ; Jackal, J. ; Antoniades, N. ; Xin, W. ; Ali, M.
Author_Institution
City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
20-24 Sep 1998
Firstpage
701
Abstract
We compare optical methods for detecting fiber cuts in a WDM ring with line EDFAs. Simulations and experiments show that single power measurements are not adequate, but that differential measurements provide the necessary information
Keywords
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM ring fibre cut detection; differential measurements; line EDFAs; optical protection switching; single power measurements; Condition monitoring; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Power measurement; Protection switching; Springs; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Madrid
Print_ISBN
84-89900-14-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732786
Filename
732786
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