Title :
Reflectometric Characterization of Hinges in Fiber Optic Links
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Grosso, Daniele ; Palmieri, Luca ; Schenato, Luca
Author_Institution :
Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via G. Gradenigo 6/B, 35131 Padova, Italy
Abstract :
Two different reflectometric techniques for the characterization of hinges in fiber links are presented and experimentally verified. One can deal with fast hinges, but gher accuracy, but is slower.
Keywords :
Fasteners; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Performance evaluation; Polarization mode dispersion; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-588-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528697
