Title :
Mode control for emerging link performance standards
Author :
Hallam, A.G. ; Robinson, D.A. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham
fDate :
10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel mode control device is described, comprising a point-load mode scrambler in tandem with a mode filter. The device may be tuned to ensure compliance of fibre test equipment with new link performance standards. Improvement in the reproducibility of insertion loss measurements on concatenated fibres is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; signal processing equipment; standards; test equipment; concatenated fibre; fibre test equipment; link performance standard; mode control device; mode filter; point-load mode scrambler;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-opt:20070084
