Title :
Longitudinal fiber parameter measurements of two-mode fiber links by using OTDR
Author :
Ohashi, Masaharu ; Kubota, Hajime ; Miyoshi, Yasuyuki ; Maruyama, Ryo ; Kuwaki, Nobuo
Author_Institution :
Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan
Abstract :
A technique is proposed for measuring mode field diameter of LP01 mode and relative-index difference of a fiber link composed of two mode fibers using the OTDR. Longitudinal fiber parameters of the fiber link were successfully estimated by our technique.
Keywords :
diameter measurement; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical links; optical time-domain reflectometry; LP01 mode; OTDR; longitudinal fiber parameter measurements; mode field diameter measurement; optical time-domain reflectometer; relative-index difference; two-mode fiber links; Couplings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964168