Title :
Characterization of dispersion in higher order mode fibers using electrical spectrum measurements
Author :
Nicholson, J. ; Ramachandran, S. ; Ghalmi, S. ; Monberg, E. ; DiMarcello, F. ; Yan, M. ; Wisk, P. ; Fleming, J.
Author_Institution :
OFS Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a technique for measuring the chromatic dispersion of the higher order modes in kilometer lengths of fiber. The LP02 dispersion is measured for several different fibers, and accuracies better than 1% are achieved.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical variables measurement; spectra; LP02 dispersion measurement; chromatic dispersion characterization; electrical spectrum measurement; higher order mode fibers; Dispersion; Electric variables measurement; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Propagation delay; Radio frequency; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248526