Theoretical analysis of reflectometric measurements in optical fiber links affected by polarization-dependent loss

Author

Galtarossa, Andrea ; Palmieri, Luca

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Univ. degli Studi di Padova, Italy

Volume

21

Issue

5

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1233

Lastpage

1241

Abstract

The theory of reflectometric measurements of polarization-dependent effects in optical fiber links is generalized to the case of links with polarization-dependent losses. The results are a clean generalization of the no-loss case. In particular, a new technique for the reflectometric measurement of the mean polarization-dependent loss is proposed. Furthermore, the possibility of characterizing the local birefringence and the local dichroism of the link is discussed.

Keywords

birefringence; dichroism; measurement theory; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; local birefringence; local dichroism; no-loss case; optical fiber links; optical fibre telecommunication system; polarization-dependent effects; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-dependent losses; reflectometric measurement; reflectometric measurements; Birefringence; Loss measurement; Measurement techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Page description languages; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.810923

Filename

1213579