We describe loss distribution measurement in a passive optical network (PON) using pulsed pump-probe Brillouin analysis. A preliminary experiment is demonstrated using a 32-branched PON constructed in the laboratory. We analyze the signal to noise ratio of this measurement and show that the method can realize a 25 dB dynamic range in 90 seconds (10000 times averaging), with an event location resolution of 10 m, and a fiber length identification resolution of 2 m.
Recent progress on optical fiber monitoring in the optical communication systems is reviewed along with current optical fiber monitoring and diagnosing problems in deployed access, trunk and submarine communication systems.
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