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

Daniel Fritzsche,Manuel Paul,Lars Schuerer,A. Ehrhardt,Dirk Breuer,W. Weiershausen,N. Cyr,Hongxin Chen,Greg W. Schinn

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

2008

Daniel Fritzsche
Manuel Paul
Lars Schuerer
A. Ehrhardt
Dirk Breuer
W. Weiershausen
N. Cyr
Hongxin Chen
Greg W. Schinn

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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Optical fiber
Fiber
Optics
Spatial distribution
Engineering
Polarization mode dispersion
Electronic engineering
Field trial
bit rate

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