Title :
Using polarimetric optical time-domain reflectometry to estimate linear birefringence suppression in spun fibre
Author :
Ellison, J.G. ; Siddiqui, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Theoretical and practical results are presented showing how polarimetric optical time-domain reflectometry can be used to measure the extent of linear birefringence suppression in spun fibre and, hence, to estimate the effectiveness of the spinning parameters used in the manufacture of the fibre and the expected differential group delay of the fibre
Keywords :
birefringence; drawing (mechanical); optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; polarimetry; backscatter; expected differential group delay; fibre drawing; fibre manufacture; linear birefringence suppression; polarimetric OTDR; spinning parameters effectiveness; spun fibre;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:19990405
