• DocumentCode
    1489093
  • Title

    Accurate Characterization of Twist-Induced Optical Activity in Single-Mode Fibers by Means of Polarization-Sensitive Reflectometry

  • Author

    Galtarossa, Andrea ; Grosso, Daniele ; Palmieri, Luca

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1713
  • Lastpage
    1715
  • Abstract
    The stress-optic rotation coefficient g, describing the twist-induced optical activity in single-mode optical fibers, has been accurately measured by means of polarization-sensitive frequency domain reflectometry. Measurements have been performed on both spun and unspun fibers and the measured values of g vary between 0.14 and 0.15, with an uncertainty of less than 4%.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; reflectometry; frequency domain reflectometry; polarization sensitive reflectometry; single mode optical fibers; stress-optic rotation coefficient; twist induced optical activity; Optical activity; optical fibers; reflectometric measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2009.2032152
  • Filename
    5272342
    • Link To Document
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