• DocumentCode
    600473
  • Title

    Cord identification technique using higher order guiding modes of visible light for ultra-low bending loss fibers

  • Author

    Lin Ma ; Aozasa, S. ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Tomita, S.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A cord identification technique is proposed using visible light for ultra-low bending loss fiber. We employed an offset launch technique to excite higher order modes, and achieved a sensitivity improvement of more than 10 dB.
  • Keywords
    maintenance engineering; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; cord identification technique; higher order guiding mode; higher order mode; offset launch technique; ultralow bending loss fibers; visible light; Couplings; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476296