TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a handheld line information reader and generator for efficient management of optical communication lines
AU - Lee, Jaeyul
AU - Kwon, Hyungwoo
AU - Song, Jaewon
AU - Jeon, Mansik
AU - Kim, Jeehyun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - A handheld line information reader and a line information generator were developed for the efficient management of optical communication lines. The line information reader consists of a photo diode, trans-impedance amplifier, voltage amplifier, microcontroller unit, display panel, and communication modules. The line information generator consists of a laser diode, laser driving circuits, microcontroller unit, and communication modules. The line information reader can detect the optical radiation field of the test line by bending the optical fiber. To enhance the sensitivity of the line information reader, an additional lens was used with a focal length of 4.51 mm. Moreover, the simulation results obtained through BeamPROP® software from Synopsys, Inc. demonstrated a stronger optical radiation field of the fiber due to a longer transmission wavelength and larger bending angle of the fiber. Therefore, the developed devices can be considered as useful tools for the efficient management of optical communication lines.
AB - A handheld line information reader and a line information generator were developed for the efficient management of optical communication lines. The line information reader consists of a photo diode, trans-impedance amplifier, voltage amplifier, microcontroller unit, display panel, and communication modules. The line information generator consists of a laser diode, laser driving circuits, microcontroller unit, and communication modules. The line information reader can detect the optical radiation field of the test line by bending the optical fiber. To enhance the sensitivity of the line information reader, an additional lens was used with a focal length of 4.51 mm. Moreover, the simulation results obtained through BeamPROP® software from Synopsys, Inc. demonstrated a stronger optical radiation field of the fiber due to a longer transmission wavelength and larger bending angle of the fiber. Therefore, the developed devices can be considered as useful tools for the efficient management of optical communication lines.
KW - Fiber networks
KW - Line information generator
KW - Line information reader
KW - Optical communication
KW - Optical line management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028357855&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/s17091950
DO - 10.3390/s17091950
M3 - Article
C2 - 28837058
AN - SCOPUS:85028357855
SN - 1424-8220
VL - 17
JO - Sensors
JF - Sensors
IS - 9
M1 - 1950
ER -