DocumentCode
562003
Title
Nondestructive measurement of mode couplings along a multi-core fiber using a multi-channel OTDR
Author
Nakazawa, Masataka ; Yoshida, Masato ; Hirooka, Toshihiko
Author_Institution
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fYear
2012
fDate
4-8 March 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A new method for measuring mode-couplings along a multi-core fiber (MCF) is proposed that uses a multi-channel OTDR technique. Using a synchronous seven-channel OTDR, we have successfully measured the mode-couplings along a 2.9 km-long MCF.
Keywords
nondestructive testing; optical couplers; optical time-domain reflectometry; mode couplings; multi-channel OTDR; multi-core fiber; nondestructive measurement; Couplings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical variables measurement; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0262-3
Type
conf
Filename
6191957
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