Title :
POTDR techniques for measurement of fiber birefringence properties
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Palmieri, Luca
Author_Institution :
DEI, Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Polarisation sensitive optical time domain reflectometry (POTDR) plays a key role in the analysis of polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) origins, and it may be useful also for inspection and testing of fiber production processes, from drawing to cabling. Till now, all the experimental results confirm that linear birefringence is a random process, very well described by the Wai-Menyuk model.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); inspection; mechanical birefringence; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; random processes; OTDR techniques; Wai-Menyuk model; drawing; fiber birefringence properties; fiber production processes; fibre testing; linear birefringence; optical cabling; polarisation mode dispersion; polarisation sensitive optical time domain reflectometry; random process; Birefringence; Inspection; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Production; Reflectometry; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036285
