Measuring the Link Distribution of PMD: Field Trial Using an RS-POTDR

D. Fritzsche; M. Paul; L. Schuerer; A. Ehrhardt; D. Breuer; W. Weiershausen; N. Cyr; H. Chen; G.W. Schinn

Optical Fiber Communication Conference/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2008),
paper NThE2

Measuring the Link Distribution of PMD: Field Trial Using an RS-POTDR

D. Fritzsche, M. Paul, L. Schuerer, A. Ehrhardt, D. Breuer, W. Weiershausen, N. Cyr, H. Chen, and G.W. Schinn

National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2008

San Diego, California United States
24–28 February 2008
ISBN: 978-1-55752-858-2

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D. Fritzsche, M. Paul, L. Schuerer, A. Ehrhardt, D. Breuer, W. Weiershausen, N. Cyr, H. Chen, and G. W. Schinn, "Measuring the Link Distribution of PMD: Field Trial Using an RS-POTDR," in Optical Fiber Communication Conference/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2008), paper NThE2.

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Abstract

A new POTDR measurement technique is used to investigate the spatial distribution of PMD in deployed fibers. Results help to identify high-PMD fiber sections that need to be replaced to enable 40Gbit/s transmission and beyond.

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