Title :
Reflectometric measurement of the complete spin profile in randomly birefringent spun fibers
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Grosso, Daniele ; Palmieri, Luca ; Rizzo, Matteo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova
Abstract :
We report non-invasive OFDR based reflectometric measurements of the complete spin profile in short spun fiber samples. In addition, the spin homogeneity is also verified on longer distance by means of P-OTDR measurements.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; reflectometry; noninvasive OFDR; randomly birefringent spun fibers; reflectometric measurements; spin profile; Birefringence; Equations; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Production; Rotation measurement; Spinning; (060.2270) Fiber characterization; (060.2300) Fiber measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
