Measurement of the spatial distribution of birefringence in optical fibers

Measurement of the spatial distribution of birefringence in optical fibers

We describe a technique for the measurement of the birefringence spatial distribution in a single-mode optical fiber with a resolution of 1 m. This technique is based on a polarization optical time-domain reflectometer using a rotary linear polarizer. We report results performed on different types o...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2001-08, Vol.13 (8), p.836-838
Hauptverfasser: Wuilpart, M., Megret, P., Blondel, M., Rogers, A.J., Defosse, Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Birefringence
Dispersions
Fibers
High speed optical techniques
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fibers
Optical propagation
Optical retarders
Polarization mode dispersion
Polarizers
Reflectometers
Spatial distribution
Spatial resolution
Time domain analysis
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a technique for the measurement of the birefringence spatial distribution in a single-mode optical fiber with a resolution of 1 m. This technique is based on a polarization optical time-domain reflectometer using a rotary linear polarizer. We report results performed on different types of fibers: standard step-index and dispersion shifted fibers.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.935820