• DocumentCode
    1205636
  • Title

    Polarization oscillations in aerial fiber caused by wind and power-line current

  • Author

    Wuttke, Joachim ; Krummrich, Peter M. ; Rösch, Jörg

  • Author_Institution
    Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    882
  • Lastpage
    884
  • Abstract
    Polarization fluctuations are measured in a 2/spl times/90 km optical fiber encapsulated in the lightning protection cable of a high-voltage transmission line. Results are correlated to the wind speed and to the current in the high-voltage line.
  • Keywords
    lightning protection; optical cables; optical fibre polarisation; overhead line mechanical characteristics; power overhead lines; wind; 90 km; aerial fiber; environmental factors; high-voltage line; high-voltage transmission line; lightning protection cable; optical fiber; polarization fluctuations; polarization oscillations; power-line current; wind speed; Data acquisition; Fluctuations; Lightning protection; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters; Power transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.811143
  • Filename
    1200231