• DocumentCode
    1746571
  • Title

    Measurement of the polarization coupling length in telecom fibers using nonlinear polarization rotation

  • Author

    Vinegoni, C. ; Wegmuller, M. ; Gisin, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    The polarization coupling length, an important parameter of the PMD probability distribution, is obtained from measurements and modeling of the nonlinear polarization rotation in optical fibers. Results for different types of fibers are presented.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical rotation; probability; PMD probability distribution; birefringence; measurements; modeling; nonlinear polarization rotation; optical fibers; polarization coupling length; polarization mode dispersion; polarization mode dispersion probability distribution; single-mode communication fibers; telecom fibers; Birefringence; Couplings; Length measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Probability distribution; Rotation measurement; Telecommunications;
  • 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
    928461