Centralized in-service OTDR testing in a CWDM business access network

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2641-2652

  Frigo, Nicholas J ^a   Iannone, Patrick P ^a   Reichmann, Kenneth C ^a   Zhou, Xiang ^a   Stodden, Mark W ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical fiber communication; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFLECTOMETERS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

COARSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER; VIRTUAL COMMON SPACE;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 9244259106     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.837292     Document Type: Article

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