Title :
Spin profiles reconstruction in low-PMD fibers by long range polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
Author :
Ferrario, Maddalena ; Bratovich, Rudi ; Pietralunga, Silvia M. ; Martinelli, Mario
Author_Institution :
CoreCom, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography is proved an efficient nondestructive technique for spin profile reconstruction along spun fiber coils, allowing birefringence parameter spatial evolution to be recovered from Stokes analysis of backscattered light, with sub-centimetric resolution.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical tomography; PMD; Stokes analysis; birefringence; long range polarization; optical coherence tomography; polarization mode dispersion; spin profile reconstruction; spun fiber coils; Birefringence; Coherence; Coils; Interference; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Spatial resolution; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215445
