Title :
Interferometric measurements of chromatic and polarisation mode dispersion in highly birefringent single-mode fibres
Author :
Weid, J. -p Von Der ; Thevenaz, L. ; Pellaux, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
University of Geneva, Group of Applied Physics, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
Interferometric measurements on highly birefringent single-mode fibres have been performed. The group delay spectrum of each polarisation mode is independently measured over the whole 1.0¿1.73¿m spectral range. The polarisation mode dispersion is obtained by direct subtraction of the group delay spectra.
Keywords :
birefringence; light interferometry; light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibres; 1 to 1.73 micron; birefringent single-mode fibres; chromatic dispersion; group delay spectrum; interferometric measurement; optical fibres; polarisation mode dispersion; spectral range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870106
