Title :
Polarisation mode dispersion in chirped fibre gratings
Author :
Schiano, M. ; Zaffiro, G.
Author_Institution :
CSELT, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
Measurements, carried out on commercially available components, point out the influence of intrinsic or extrinsic fibre birefringence, grating chromatic dispersion and ripples of the group delay curve on polarisation mode dispersion of chirped Bragg gratings
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; chirp modulation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; reflectivity; chirped Bragg gratings; chirped fibre gratings; commercially available components; extrinsic fibre birefringence; grating chromatic dispersion; group delay curve; intrinsic fibre birefringence; polarisation mode dispersion; ripples; Birefringence; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Reflectivity; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732619
