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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Adva Optical Networking SE, Meiningen, DE;
Inventors:
Steven Searcy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Sorin Tibuleac, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Assignee:
ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE, Meiningen-Dreissigacker, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G01M 11/08 (2006.01); G01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/079 (2013.01); G01M 11/088 (2013.01); G01M 11/30 (2013.01); G02B 6/422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatic determination of a fiber type of at least one optical fiber span used in a link of an optical network, the method comprising the steps of measuring a length of said optical fiber span; measuring a chromatic dispersion of said optical fiber span; determining a fiber dispersion profile of said optical fiber span on the basis of the measured length and the measured fiber chromatic dispersion; and determining a fiber category and/or a specific fiber type of said optical fiber span depending on the determined fiber dispersion profile.