• DocumentCode
    515465
  • Title

    Distributed characterization of bending-induced birefringence in spun fibers by means of P-OFDR

  • Author

    Palmieri, Luca ; Geisler, Tommy ; Galtarossa, Andrea

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We report, for the first time, spatially-resolved measurements of bending- induced birefringence in ad hoc drawn single-mode spun fibers. The combined effect of spin rotation and bending birefringence is clearly highlighted.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; reflectometry; P-OFDR measurements; ad hoc drawn single-mode spun fibers; bending-induced birefringence; reflectometric measurement; spatially-resolved measurements; spin rotation; Birefringence; Frequency domain analysis; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Probes; Reflectometry; Rotation measurement; Time domain analysis; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465174