• DocumentCode
    3577101
  • Title

    Polarization-mode dispersion measurement using a six-state RF phase-shift technique for high spectral efficiency

  • Author

    Williams, P.A. ; Kofler, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate record spectral efficiency for RF phase-shift measurement of differential group delay and principal states of polarization. Unaveraged uncertainty is below 40 fs in 4.92 GHz bandwidth. Uncertainties and measurement procedures are detailed.
  • Keywords
    delays; measurement uncertainty; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; differential group delay measurement; polarization-mode dispersion measurement; six-state RF phase-shift technique; spectral efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-772-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1362228
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3577101