Title :
Identification of loss factors by evaluating backscattered modal loss ratio obtained with 1-µm-band mode-detection OTDR
Author :
Nakamura, Atsushi ; Okamoto, Keiji ; Koshikiya, Yusuke ; Manabe, Tetsuya ; Oguma, Manabu ; Hashimoto, Toshikazu ; Itoh, Mikitaka
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel diagnostic technique for identifying loss factors using 1-μm-band mode-detection OTDR. The loss ratio between the LP01 and LP11 modes of backscattered light determines the macrobending or fusion splicing state.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; splicing; 1-μm-band mode-detection OTDR; LP01 mode; LP11 mode; backscattered light; backscattered modal loss ratio; diagnostic technique; fusion splicing state; loss factors; macrobending; optical time domain reflectometry; Decision support systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA