Title :
Directional bypass configuration in remotely-pumped EDF/distributed Raman hybrid amplifier scheme for online OTDR monitoring
Author :
Kawakami, H. ; Masuda, H. ; Miyamoto, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Yokosuka Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Novel online OTDR monitoring in a remotely-pumped EDF/distributed Raman hybrid inline amplifier scheme is demonstrated. The wavelength of the OTDR pulse light is optimised for monitoring the gain of remotely-pumped EDF and the line´s performance. The proposed directional bypass configuration realises online monitoring without transmission impairment.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical time-domain reflectometry; Er; directional bypass configuration; online OTDR monitoring; remotely-pumped EDF/distributed Raman hybrid amplifier; transmission impairment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040184
