Title :
The measurement of fast state of polarization changes in aerial fiber
Author :
Waddy, D. ; Ping Lu ; Liang Chen ; Xiaoyi Bao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The state of polarization was measured of an aerial fiber over a six-day period. An upper limit of the state of polarization changes in aerial fiber was observed as 1.824 seconds. This gave an indication of how fast the polarization mode dispersion changes.
Keywords :
optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical polarisers; 1.824 sec; aerial fiber; fibre polarization mode dispersion; fibre polarization state changes; higher speed fiber communications systems; optical fibre testing; Autocorrelation; Capacitive sensors; Decorrelation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Polarization mode dispersion; Stokes parameters; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
