Title :
Clip-on fiber identifier using digital lightpath labels
Author :
Feuer, Mark D. ; Vaishampayan, Vinay A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs - Research, Rm. A5-1E33, 200 Laurel Ave., Middletown, NJ 07748 USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a reader for digital lightpath labels that can be clipped onto a fiber to allow identification of lightpaths in the fiber without disturbing service traffic. Label error-rate measurements of labeled signals at ∼10Gb/s confirm that simple fiber bends serve as effective clip-on power taps.
Keywords :
Lighting control; Multiaccess communication; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Payloads; all-optical networks; fiber optic communications; lightpath trace; network operations; photonic networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
