The effect of reflected and backscattered live traffic on CWDM OTDR measurements

被引:5
作者
Iannone, PP [1 ]
Reichmann, KC
Frigo, NJ
Laferriere, J
Champavere, A
机构
[1] AT&T Labs Res, Middletown, NJ 07748 USA
[2] Acterna Opt, F-42000 St Etienne, France
关键词
optical time-division reflectometry (OTDR); Rayleigh scattering; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2004.828439
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In-service optical time-domain reflectometer measurements will simplify turn-ON and fault location procedures for coarse wavelength-division-multiplexing optical network deployments. We describe adverse effects to these measurements due to discretely reflected and Rayleigh backscattered live traffic and discuss implications for multiplexer isolation specifications.
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页码:1697 / 1699
页数:3
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