Title :
A reflectometric technique for an almost complete characterization of birefringence in single-mode optical fibers
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Grosso, Daniele ; Palmieri, Luca ; Schenato, Luca
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova
Abstract :
A reflectometric technique able to characterize almost completely fiber birefringence is experimentally validated. Linear and circular birefringence can be measured, although the latter appears as a rotation of the former.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibres; reflectometry; circular birefringence; fiber birefringence; linear birefringence; reflectometry; single-mode optical fibers; Birefringence; Data mining; Equations; Information retrieval; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Reflectometry; Rotation measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729443
