In-Service OTDR Limitations in CWDM Systems Caused by Spontaneous Stokes and Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering
Authors:
- M. LeblancMLM. Leblanc
- S. ChabotSCS. Chabot
- 28 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 16 (7) , 1787-1789
Abstract
We demonstrate that traffic-bearing signals in coarse wavelength-division-multiplexing systems can limit in-service optical time-domain reflectometry sensitivity on presumably "dark" channels being monitored. This effect is due to spontaneous Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman scattering into the wide spectral bands.Keywords
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