• DocumentCode
    1582923
  • Title

    Characterization of strongly spun fibers with spin rate exceeding OFDR spatial resolution

  • Author

    Palmieri, Luca ; Geisler, Tommy ; Galtarossa, Andrea

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We describe an OFDR-based procedure to measure the spin of optical fibers with spin rates exceeding OFDR resolution. Fibers are twisted to locally unwind the spin and measurements are afterward reassembled with optimal fitting.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; reflectometers; OFDR spatial resolution; optical fibers; optical frequency domain reflectometers; spin rate; strongly spun fibers; Accuracy; Optical fiber sensors; Optical polarization; Optical variables measurement; Oscillators; Rotation measurement; Spatial resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875259