Title :
Reconfigurable SDM optical vector network analyzer
Author :
Carpenter, Joel ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Schroder, Jochen
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We present a spatially-diverse optical vector network analyzer which is capable of measuring some or all of the mode transfer matrix of a system in an arbitrary mode basis using single or multiple sweeps.
Keywords :
matrix algebra; network analysers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; arbitrary mode; mode transfer matrix; reconfigurable SDM optical vector network analyzer; spatially-diverse optical vector network analyzer; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W4D.5