Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 19, 1906003(2021)

Connection Tower and Fiber Breakpoint Location Method for OPGW Based on Brillouin Frequency Shift Characteristics

Meng Xia1,2, Xiaohui Tang2, Ying Wang3, Shulin Zhang3, Hui Jiang3, Qi Zhang4, and Yongkang Dong1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
  • 2Real Photonics Co., Ltd., Anshan, Liaoning 114000, China
  • 3State Grid Information & Telecommunication Branch, Beijing 100761, China;
  • 4Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation & Control, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150080, China;
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    The accurate location of optical fiber composite overhead ground wire (OPGW) connection towers and fiber breakpoints is of great significance to the operation and maintenance of power communication networks. At present, during OPGW fault location, the optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) is generally used to measure breakpoint distances and attenuation information. Since the OTDR measurement result is fiber length, which does not correspond to the physical distance recorded in the tower schedule. In addition, the OTDR is limited by the spatial resolution when measuring long distances, making the fiber connection points and fiber breakpoints do not correspond to the towers. In response, this paper proposed a method that used the Brillouin frequency shift hopping in multiple fiber cores and the characteristics of the Brillouin frequency shifts of the downleads to achieve precise location of the OPGW connection towers. Precise OPGW fault location was achieved by comparing the Brillouin frequency shifts of the broken fiber cores and the intact fiber core. Moreover, the method proposed in this paper has been initially applied in actual OPGW line operation and maintenance. As a result, precise location of the OPGW connection towers and the faulty fiber cores have been achieved. This study provides a new technical support method for the refined operation and maintenance of the OPGW.

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    Meng Xia, Xiaohui Tang, Ying Wang, Shulin Zhang, Hui Jiang, Qi Zhang, Yongkang Dong. Connection Tower and Fiber Breakpoint Location Method for OPGW Based on Brillouin Frequency Shift Characteristics[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(19): 1906003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Feb. 26, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 19, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Dong Yongkang (aldendong@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1906003

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