Title :
Accurate distributed characterization of polarization properties in optical fibers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
Abstract :
The main achievements recently obtained by reflectometric distributed characterization of fiber optic polarization properties are reviewed, with special emphasis on birefringence measurements. Experimental results on polarization effects induced by fiber geometry are also presented.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; reflectometry; birefringence measurements; optical fibers; polarization properties; reflectometric distributed characterization; Length measurement; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical variables measurement; Rotation measurement; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621586
