• 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