Title :
On the measurement of radiation induced crosstalk in polarization preserving optical fibers and directional coupler waveguides
Author_Institution :
Air Force Systems Command Phillips Lab., PL/STET Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, USA
Abstract :
The measurement of radiation induced crosstalk in optically coupled waveguide devices is presented. Experimental techniques used for the detection, processing and analysis of complex optical signal polarizations, intensities, and attenuations within an index-perturbed medium are shown to be formidable but manageable. Successfully measured and first reported crosstalk and absorption data occurring over eight decades of time are presented
Keywords :
crosstalk; directional couplers; optical couplers; optical fibre testing; radiation effects; attenuations; complex optical signal polarizations; directional coupler waveguides; index-perturbed medium; intensities; polarization preserving optical fibers; radiation induced crosstalk; Absorption; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
La Grande-Motte
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0208-7
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1991.213568
