Title :
Widely tunable SOA-based OTDR employing a cost-effective source configuration
Author :
Hongxin Chen ; Baribault, R. ; Leclerc, M. ; Morin-Drouin, E. ; Perron, S. ; Ruchet, B. ; Thomassin, E. ; Schinn, G.W.
Author_Institution :
EXFO Inc., Québec, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We describe an SOA-based tunable pulsed optical source employing a novel topology, which provides pulses of variable duration and rapid rise time for OTDR measurements. Applications to spectral attenuation and CD characterization are illustrated.
Keywords :
reflectometers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time-domain reflectometry; CD characterization; OTDR measurements; SOA-based tunable pulsed optical source; cost-effective source configuration; optical time domain reflectometers; rapid rise time; semiconductor optical amplifier; spectral attenuation; variable duratio pulses; widely tunable SOA-based OTDR; Cavity resonators; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pollution measurement; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
