• DocumentCode
    1746100
  • Title

    PMD in single-mode fibers: measurements of local birefringence correlation length

  • Author

    Galtarossa, A. ; Palmieri, L. ; Schiano, M. ; Tambosso, T.

  • Author_Institution
    DEI, Padova Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    We report measurements of birefringence correlation length performed on long single-mode telecommunication fibers. The proposed technique is based on a polarization sensitive backscattering analysis. Results are consistent with standard differential group delay measurement.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; birefringence; light scattering; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; sensitivity; fibre polarization mode dispersion; local birefringence correlation length measurement; long single-mode telecommunication fibers; optical telecommunication systems; polarization sensitive backscattering analysis; single-mode fibers; standard differential group delay measurements; Backscatter; Birefringence; Code standards; Equations; Length measurement; Measurement standards; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical sensors; Performance evaluation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927472