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
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