Large polarization mode dispersion in fiber optic cables

Author

De Lignie, Marc C. ; Nagel, Huub G J ; Van Deventer, M. Oskar

Author_Institution

PPT Res., R. PTT Nederland NV, Leidschendam, Netherlands

Volume

12

Issue

8

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1325

Lastpage

1329

Abstract

The recently observed difference in polarization mode dispersion (PMD) between spooled and cabled single-mode optical fibers is investigated experimentally. To discriminate between a large polarization mode-coupling length or a large birefringence as a cause of high PMD, both parameters are measured. The results show a factor of 50 difference between the mode-coupling lengths of spooled and cabled fibers, which accounts for the larger PMD´s of cabled fibers. It is suggested that cables with a loose tube design especially suffer from large polarization mode-coupling lengths. Internal stress is shown to be the dominant source of birefringence in standard telecommunication fibers by observing the shift of the PMD spectrum over a wide wavelength interval as a function of temperature

Keywords

birefringence; internal stresses; light polarisation; optical cables; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical links; cabled single-mode optical fibers; fiber optic cables; internal stress; large birefringence; large polarization mode dispersion; large polarization mode-coupling length; loose tube design; mode-coupling lengths; spooled; standard telecommunication fibers; wide wavelength interval; Birefringence; Communication cables; Internal stresses; Length measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.317517

Filename

317517