Title :
Comparison of various polarisation mode dispersion measurement methods in optical fibres
Author :
Namihira, Yoshinori ; Maeda, Jukai
Author_Institution :
KDD R & D Labs., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
The comparison of various polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) measurement methods in optical fibres, such as the interferometric method, optical pulse methods, fixed analyser method, Poincare sphere method and state of polarisation (SOP) method, are presented.
Keywords :
light interferometry; light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; Poincare sphere method; fixed analyser method; interferometric method; optical fibres; optical pulse methods; polarisation mode dispersion measurement; state of polarisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921457
