Title :
Optical low-coherence interferometry for reconstruction of the modal-content in few-mode fibers
Author :
Schimpf, D.N. ; Sarankov, R.A. ; Jespersen, K. ; Ramachandran, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
A novel method for reconstructing the dispersion-corrected modal content of fibers is experimentally demonstrated. It provides the modal weights, the profiles, relative group-delays, and dispersion of all the modes without assuming any optical properties of the fiber under test.
Keywords :
light coherence; light interferometry; optical fibre dispersion; optical properties; dispersion-corrected modal content; few-mode fibers; fiber under test; optical low-coherence interferometry; optical properties; Adaptive optics; Fiber optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
