• DocumentCode
    1682549
  • Title

    Evaluation of Rayleigh scattering loss in photonic crystal fibers by using bi-directional OTDR measurement

  • Author

    Tsujikawa, Kytii ; Tajima, Katusuke ; Ieda, K. ; Nakajima, Kazubide ; Kurokawa, Kaneyuki ; Shiraki, Kazuyuki ; Sankawa, Limai

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Service Syst. Lab., Tsukuba
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We investigate the scattering loss in photonic crystal fibers with different structures by using bi-directional OTDR measurement. Their intrinsic Rayleigh scattering coefficient is slightly less than that of conventional pure silica core single-mode fiber.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; optical time-domain reflectometry; photonic crystals; Rayleigh scattering loss; bidirectional OTDR measurement; photonic crystal fibers; Bidirectional control; Loss measurement; Optical fiber losses; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses; Rayleigh scattering; Silicon compounds; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348646
  • Filename
    4348646