Simultaneous Sensing and Communication in Optical Fibers

Publication Date: 9/18/2022

Event: ECOC 2022

Reference: pp. 1-4, 2022

Authors: Yue-Kai Huang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ezra Ip, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Junqiang Hu, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ming-Fang Huang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Fatih Yaman, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Glenn A. Wellbrock, Verizon; Tiejun J. Xia, Verizon; Koji Asahi, NEC Corporation; Yoshiaki Aono, NEC Corporation

Abstract: We explore two fiber sensing methods which enables coexistence with data transmission on DWDM fiber networks. Vibration detection and localization can be achieved by extracting optical phase from modified coherent transponders. Frequency-diverse chirped-pulse DAS with all-Raman amplification can improve SNR and achieves multi-span monitoring.

Publication Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9979501