Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source
Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs) are widely used to measure the attenuation of optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the attenuation requires periodic calibration of OTDRs. In this paper, a system is proposed based on the external source method (ESM) to calibrate of the attenuation scale...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India 2018-09, Vol.33 (3), p.227-231 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 231 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 3 |
| container_start_page | 227 |
| container_title | MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India |
| container_volume | 33 |
| creator | Terra, Osama Hussein, Hatem |
| description | Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs) are widely used to measure the attenuation of optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the attenuation requires periodic calibration of OTDRs. In this paper, a system is proposed based on the external source method (ESM) to calibrate of the attenuation scale of an OTDR over a dynamic range of around 15 dB. The ESM method has several advantages over the widely-used standard reference fiber (SRF) since it is fast, can be automated and offers direct traceability to the SI units. In order to estimate the accuracy of the proposed setup, an OTDR has been calibrated using the SRF and the ESM methods. The calibration uncertainty of the ESM method is found to be 0.040 dB, which is similar to that of the SRF method which is found to be 0.038 dB. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2091268073</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2091268073</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c268t-c0dbca8d0db706445cf1baed68c500d83ae23bc4a19e5147fe062c3446c0371d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp1kE1LAzEQhoMoWD9-gLeA5-hkk81mj6XWDygUbHsO2exs2bLdrUkK-u9NXcGTp0kmzzsTHkLuODxwgOIx8EzJggHXDLJcMXVGJlAWkpU6F-c_Z2CizOGSXIWwA1AaynJC6mmM2B9tbIeerpztkM5s11Z-7AwNtT1dHmKbnui63SN9Gva27ek7Nh26OOwxoqeb0PbbEzr_TNc-sQsbUn81HL3DG3LR2C7g7W-9Jpvn-Xr2yhbLl7fZdMFcpnRkDurKWV2nUoCSMncNryzWSrscoNbCYiYqJy0vMeeyaBBU5oSUyoEoeC2uyf049-CHjyOGaHZpf_pNMBmUyZCGQiSKj5TzQwgeG3Pw7d76L8PBnGSaUaZJMs1JplEpk42ZkNh-i_5v8v-hb3K7d6U</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2091268073</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source</title><source>SpringerLink Journals - AutoHoldings</source><creator>Terra, Osama ; Hussein, Hatem</creator><creatorcontrib>Terra, Osama ; Hussein, Hatem</creatorcontrib><description>Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs) are widely used to measure the attenuation of optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the attenuation requires periodic calibration of OTDRs. In this paper, a system is proposed based on the external source method (ESM) to calibrate of the attenuation scale of an OTDR over a dynamic range of around 15 dB. The ESM method has several advantages over the widely-used standard reference fiber (SRF) since it is fast, can be automated and offers direct traceability to the SI units. In order to estimate the accuracy of the proposed setup, an OTDR has been calibrated using the SRF and the ESM methods. The calibration uncertainty of the ESM method is found to be 0.040 dB, which is similar to that of the SRF method which is found to be 0.038 dB.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0970-3950</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 0974-9853</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>New Delhi: Springer India</publisher><subject>Attenuation ; Calibration ; Mathematical and Computational Physics ; Mathematical Methods in Physics ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation ; Numerical and Computational Physics ; Optical fibers ; Original Paper ; Physics ; Physics and Astronomy ; Reflectometers ; Simulation ; Theoretical ; Time domain analysis</subject><ispartof>MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India, 2018-09, Vol.33 (3), p.227-231</ispartof><rights>Metrology Society of India 2018</rights><rights>Copyright Springer Science & Business Media 2018</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c268t-c0dbca8d0db706445cf1baed68c500d83ae23bc4a19e5147fe062c3446c0371d3</cites><orcidid>0000-0001-9376-914X</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6$$EPDF$$P50$$Gspringer$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6$$EHTML$$P50$$Gspringer$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,27901,27902,41464,42533,51294</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Terra, Osama</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hussein, Hatem</creatorcontrib><title>Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source</title><title>MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India</title><addtitle>MAPAN</addtitle><description>Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs) are widely used to measure the attenuation of optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the attenuation requires periodic calibration of OTDRs. In this paper, a system is proposed based on the external source method (ESM) to calibrate of the attenuation scale of an OTDR over a dynamic range of around 15 dB. The ESM method has several advantages over the widely-used standard reference fiber (SRF) since it is fast, can be automated and offers direct traceability to the SI units. In order to estimate the accuracy of the proposed setup, an OTDR has been calibrated using the SRF and the ESM methods. The calibration uncertainty of the ESM method is found to be 0.040 dB, which is similar to that of the SRF method which is found to be 0.038 dB.</description><subject>Attenuation</subject><subject>Calibration</subject><subject>Mathematical and Computational Physics</subject><subject>Mathematical Methods in Physics</subject><subject>Measurement Science and Instrumentation</subject><subject>Numerical and Computational Physics</subject><subject>Optical fibers</subject><subject>Original Paper</subject><subject>Physics</subject><subject>Physics and Astronomy</subject><subject>Reflectometers</subject><subject>Simulation</subject><subject>Theoretical</subject><subject>Time domain analysis</subject><issn>0970-3950</issn><issn>0974-9853</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2018</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp1kE1LAzEQhoMoWD9-gLeA5-hkk81mj6XWDygUbHsO2exs2bLdrUkK-u9NXcGTp0kmzzsTHkLuODxwgOIx8EzJggHXDLJcMXVGJlAWkpU6F-c_Z2CizOGSXIWwA1AaynJC6mmM2B9tbIeerpztkM5s11Z-7AwNtT1dHmKbnui63SN9Gva27ek7Nh26OOwxoqeb0PbbEzr_TNc-sQsbUn81HL3DG3LR2C7g7W-9Jpvn-Xr2yhbLl7fZdMFcpnRkDurKWV2nUoCSMncNryzWSrscoNbCYiYqJy0vMeeyaBBU5oSUyoEoeC2uyf049-CHjyOGaHZpf_pNMBmUyZCGQiSKj5TzQwgeG3Pw7d76L8PBnGSaUaZJMs1JplEpk42ZkNh-i_5v8v-hb3K7d6U</recordid><startdate>20180901</startdate><enddate>20180901</enddate><creator>Terra, Osama</creator><creator>Hussein, Hatem</creator><general>Springer India</general><general>Springer Nature B.V</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-914X</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20180901</creationdate><title>Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source</title><author>Terra, Osama ; Hussein, Hatem</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c268t-c0dbca8d0db706445cf1baed68c500d83ae23bc4a19e5147fe062c3446c0371d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2018</creationdate><topic>Attenuation</topic><topic>Calibration</topic><topic>Mathematical and Computational Physics</topic><topic>Mathematical Methods in Physics</topic><topic>Measurement Science and Instrumentation</topic><topic>Numerical and Computational Physics</topic><topic>Optical fibers</topic><topic>Original Paper</topic><topic>Physics</topic><topic>Physics and Astronomy</topic><topic>Reflectometers</topic><topic>Simulation</topic><topic>Theoretical</topic><topic>Time domain analysis</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Terra, Osama</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hussein, Hatem</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><jtitle>MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Terra, Osama</au><au>Hussein, Hatem</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source</atitle><jtitle>MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India</jtitle><stitle>MAPAN</stitle><date>2018-09-01</date><risdate>2018</risdate><volume>33</volume><issue>3</issue><spage>227</spage><epage>231</epage><pages>227-231</pages><issn>0970-3950</issn><eissn>0974-9853</eissn><abstract>Optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs) are widely used to measure the attenuation of optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the attenuation requires periodic calibration of OTDRs. In this paper, a system is proposed based on the external source method (ESM) to calibrate of the attenuation scale of an OTDR over a dynamic range of around 15 dB. The ESM method has several advantages over the widely-used standard reference fiber (SRF) since it is fast, can be automated and offers direct traceability to the SI units. In order to estimate the accuracy of the proposed setup, an OTDR has been calibrated using the SRF and the ESM methods. The calibration uncertainty of the ESM method is found to be 0.040 dB, which is similar to that of the SRF method which is found to be 0.038 dB.</abstract><cop>New Delhi</cop><pub>Springer India</pub><doi>10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6</doi><tpages>5</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-914X</orcidid></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0970-3950 |
| ispartof | MĀPAN : journal of Metrology Society of India, 2018-09, Vol.33 (3), p.227-231 |
| issn | 0970-3950 0974-9853 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_journals_2091268073 |
| source | SpringerLink Journals - AutoHoldings |
| subjects | Attenuation Calibration Mathematical and Computational Physics Mathematical Methods in Physics Measurement Science and Instrumentation Numerical and Computational Physics Optical fibers Original Paper Physics Physics and Astronomy Reflectometers Simulation Theoretical Time domain analysis |
| title | Attenuation Scale Calibration of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Using an External Laser Source |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-05T17%3A50%3A04IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Attenuation%20Scale%20Calibration%20of%20an%20Optical%20Time%20Domain%20Reflectometer%20Using%20an%20External%20Laser%20Source&rft.jtitle=M%C4%80PAN%20:%20journal%20of%20Metrology%20Society%20of%20India&rft.au=Terra,%20Osama&rft.date=2018-09-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=227&rft.epage=231&rft.pages=227-231&rft.issn=0970-3950&rft.eissn=0974-9853&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/s12647-018-0256-6&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E2091268073%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2091268073&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |