Phase-sensitive OLCR technique applied to fiber group-velocity dispersion and birefringence measurements

Author

Obaton, Anne-Françoise ; Jaouën, Yves ; Palavicini, Carlos ; Lepers, Catherine

Author_Institution

BNM-LNE, Trappes, France

fYear

2004

fDate

19-20 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

66

Abstract

The increasing complexity of specialty optical fibers, such as dispersion compensating and photonic crystal fibers, requires the development of high precision measurement techniques. Phase-sensitive optical low-coherence reflectometry is very well suited because it permits complex reflectivity measurements. This technique allows for an accurate and direct characterization of birefringence and group-velocity dispersion from a single measurement of short fiber samples.

Keywords

birefringence; light coherence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; photonic crystals; reflectivity; reflectometry; OLCR technique; birefringence measurements; complex reflectivity measurements; dispersion compensating fibers; fiber dispersion; group-velocity dispersion; high precision measurement; optical low-coherence reflectometry; phase-sensitive technique; photonic crystal fibers; short fiber samples; specialty optical fibers; Birefringence; Mirrors; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Reflectometry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lightwave Technologies in Instrumentation and Measurement Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8722-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LTIMC.2004.1370993

Filename

1370993