Title :
Temperature dependence of PMD in optical fibres and cables
Author :
Borzycki, Krzysztof
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Telecommun., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is a major limitation to upgrade of existing optical fiber plant with higher capacity equipment. This paper presents results of experiments aimed at establishing dependence of PMD with temperature and aging, primarily for tight-buffered fibres used in indoor cables and certain optical ground wires (OPGW). Fibres in standard 0.9 mm tight buffers and cables with such fibres showed large increase of PMD at low temperatures. The OPGW has, however exhibited good stability of PMD during temperature cycling between -40°C and +85°C and accelerated aging at +85°C.
Keywords :
life testing; optical cables; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; -40 degC; 0.9 mm; 85 degC; OPGW; PMD; accelerated life test; optical fiber cable; optical ground wire; polarization mode dispersion; Aging; Land surface temperature; Optical buffering; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Temperature dependence; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505839
