Title :
Reducing the cost of upgrade for high-PMD cable with the help of distributed PMD measurement
Author :
Audet, Francis ; Leblanc, Michel
Author_Institution :
EXFO, Vanier, Que., Canada
Abstract :
With a P-OTDR, we have tested many fibers of a cable and found that the high-PMD contributors were localized within a given region, showing that a partial replacement of the cable is possible.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; P-OTDR; distributed PMD measurement; fiber testing; high-PMD cable; high-PMD contributors; partial cable replacement; upgrade cost reduction;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
