• DocumentCode
    1523692
  • Title

    Single channel polarimetric OTDR for measurement of backscattered SOP evolution along a fibre with twist

  • Author

    Siddiqui, Anwar S.

  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    12/4/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2153
  • Lastpage
    2154
  • Abstract
    The authors show how the state of polarisation (SOP) evolution along an optical fibre can be measured non-destructively by using a commercial OTDR modified to act as a single channel polarimetric OTDR (POTDR). From the SOP evolution, the linear birefringence and twist can be calculated along the fibre, thus identifying fibre sections with relatively high and low polarisation mode dispersion (PMD)
  • Keywords
    backscatter; birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; optical variables measurement; backscattered SOP evolution; commercial OTDR modification; linear birefringence; nondestructive measurement; optical fibre; polarisation mode dispersion; single channel polarimetric OTDR; state of polarisation; twisted fibre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19971426
  • Filename
    645760
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1523692