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
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;
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
