Wavelength tunable distributed vibration sensing over PON architecture using enhanced scattering fiber and ITLA

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Publication Date: 6/29/2025

Event: OECC/PSC 2025

Reference: pp. 1-4, 2025

Authors: Benyuan Zhu, OFS Labs; Yaowen Li, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Paul S. Westbrook, OFS Labs; Zhou Shi , OFS Labs; Ken Feder, OFS Labs; Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; David J. DiGiovanni, OFS Labs

Abstract: We demonstrate a wavelength-tunable Distributed-Vibration-Sensing over PON scheme using low-cost ITLA and Enhanced-Scattering-Fibers. Vibrations at frequency grids of 193.40THz and 194.60THz in a PON with 1×16 splitter and 21 km feeder-fiber were successfully detected.

Publication Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11111407