Measurement of PMD with a Fixed Analyzer Measurement Technique

Author

Bostjan Batagelj;Patrik Ritosa;Tomaz Korosec

Author_Institution

Radiation and optics laboratory, Faculty of Electricall Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tr?a?ka 25, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: bostjan.batagelj@fe.uni-lj.si

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

379

Lastpage

382

Abstract

Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) effect can heavily impact high data rate lightwave systems that use single-mode fibers as the transmission medium. Therefore, it is necessary to measure this key effect, which is created by fiber birefringence. In this paper a fixed analyzer measurement technique for characterization of PMD is described. The practical realization of this measurement technique is shown along with the construction of a simple broadband optical source. Finally, the characterization of PMD for three fiber samples is analyzed

Keywords

"Measurement techniques","Optical fiber polarization","Optical fibers","Birefringence","Optical waveguides","Optical fiber cables","Polarization mode dispersion","Optical sensors","Optical fiber theory","Manufacturing processes"

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multimedia Signal Processing and Communications, 48th International Symposium ELMAR-2006 focused on

ISSN

1334-2630

Print_ISBN

953-7044-03-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELMAR.2006.329589

Filename

4127562

Link To Document

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