• DocumentCode
    515994
  • Title

    Method for estimating loss over wide wavelength region of fiber cables installed in access networks

  • Author

    Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Takaya, Masaaki ; Tomita, Shigeru

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We propose a simple method for estimating the loss of installed cables to expand WDM access networks. Loss at arbitrary wavelengths can be very accurately predicted from the measured loss at a few wavelengths.
  • Keywords
    optical cables; optical fibre subscriber loops; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM access networks; fiber cables; loss estimation method; Electromagnetic wave absorption; High speed optical techniques; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical losses; Rayleigh scattering; Splicing; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465707