New approach to splice-loss monitoring using long-range OTDR

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© The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Published 21/07/2012

Abstract

Absolute splice-loss measurements on single-mode optical fibre are performed from one cable end only using specially developed long-range OTDR equipment in conjunction with a reflector at the far end of the fibre. Active splice-alignment with single-mode OTDR is also demonstrated.

Inspec keywords: optical fibres; time-domain reflectometry; optical variables measurement

Other keywords: absolute splice loss measurement; far end reflector; performed from one cable end only; splice-alignment; splice-loss monitoring; long-range OTDR; optical time-domain reflectometry; single-mode optical fibre; single-mode OTDR; monomode optical fibres

Subjects: Optical communication; Optical communication devices, equipment and systems; Optical variables measurement; Optical refractometry and reflectometry; Fibre optics; Fibre optics and fibre waveguides

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