• DocumentCode
    1512988
  • Title

    Measurement of the spatial distribution of birefringence in optical fibers

  • Author

    Wuilpart, Marc ; Mégret, Patrice ; Blondel, Michel ; Rogers, Alan J. ; Defosse, Yves

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. Polytech. de Mons, Belgium
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    836
  • Lastpage
    838
  • Abstract
    We describe a technique for the measurement of the birefringence spatial distribution in a single-mode optical fiber with a resolution of 1 m. This technique is based on a polarization optical time-domain reflectometer using a rotary linear polarizer. We report results performed on different types of fibers: standard step-index and dispersion shifted fibers.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical polarisers; optical time-domain reflectometry; birefringence; birefringence spatial distribution; dispersion shifted fibers; optical fibers; polarization optical time-domain reflectometer; rotary linear polarizer; single-mode optical fiber; spatial distribution; standard step-index fibres; Birefringence; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Spatial resolution; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.935820
  • Filename
    935820
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1512988