Measurement of polarization dependent loss, polarization mode dispersion and group delay of optical components using swept optical single sideband modulated signals

Author

Sagues, Mikel ; Pérez, Miguel ; Loayssa, Alayn

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ing. Electr. y Electron., Univ. Publica de Navarra, Pamplona

fYear

2008

fDate

Sept. 9 2008-Oct. 3 2008

Firstpage

314

Lastpage

317

Abstract

We introduce a novel method for the measurement of wavelength-dependent polarization-averaged group delay, polarization dependent loss and polarization mode dispersion of optical components using swept optical single sideband modulated signals. Measurements of a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating, a chirped fiber Bragg grating and of Brillouin spectra are used to demonstrate the system.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; Brillouin spectra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; optical modulation; Brillouin spectra; chirped fiber Bragg grating; optical component group delay; phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating; polarization dependent loss measurement; polarization mode dispersion; swept optical single sideband modulated signals; Chirp modulation; Delay; Loss measurement; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave photonics, 2008. jointly held with the 2008 asia-pacific microwave photonics conference. mwp/apmp 2008. international topical meeting on

Conference_Location

Gold Coast, Qld

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2168-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2169-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2008.4666700

Filename

4666700