Title :
Spectral characterisation of polarisation dependent loss of optical components using optical single sideband modulation
Author :
Sagues, M. ; Loayssa, Alayn
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
Proposed is a novel technique for high resolution spectral characterisation of polarisation dependent loss of optical components, based on an optical single sideband with suppressed carrier modulation. Experimental measurements are performed to demonstrate the technique.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; high resolution spectral characterisation; optical components; optical single sideband modulation; polarisation dependent loss; suppressed carrier modulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.2671
