Title :
Flexible few-mode Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer based on spatial mode multiplexer
Author :
An Li ; Qian Hu ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We report a novel few-mode Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer based on spatial mode multiplexer. Analysis of the Brillouin gain spectrum and Brillouin dynamic grating are demonstrated. Distributed modal birefringence in a few-mode fiber is characterized.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; birefringence; diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; Brillouin dynamic grating; Brillouin gain spectrum; distributed modal birefringence; few-mode fiber; flexible few-mode Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer; spatial mode multiplexer; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Probes; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
