Distributed sensing of polarization mode coupling in high birefringence optical fibers using intense arbitrarily polarized coherent light

Author

Zhang, Jian ; Handerek, Vincent A. ; Çokgör, Ilkan ; Pantelic, Vladimir ; Rogers, Alan J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Kings Coll. London, UK

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

1997

fDate

5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

794

Lastpage

802

Abstract

A polarization diversity detection system for location of polarization mode coupling has been studied both theoretically and experimentally for use with high birefringence fibers. Two complementary detectors are found to be sufficient for reliable operation of a pump-probe method based on the optical Kerr effect. Such a system is capable of locating any mode coupling point with arbitrary pump and probe polarization states when pump and probe polarization switching techniques are used to avoid signal fading. Experimental results are in good agreement with theory

Keywords

birefringence; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical switches; complementary detectors; distributed sensing; high birefringence optical fibers; intense arbitrarily polarized coherent light; mode coupling point; optical Kerr effect; polarization diversity detection system; polarization mode coupling; polarization switching techniques; pump-probe method; signal fading; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Probes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.580817

Filename

580817