Title :
Reflectometric Characterization of Hinges in Optical Fiber Links
Author :
Galtarossa, A. ; Grosso, Daniele ; Palmieri, L. ; Schenato, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ., Padova, Italy
fDate :
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Two different reflectometric techniques for the characterization of hinges in fiber links are presented and experimentally verified. One can deal with fast hinges, but has low accuracy; the other has higher accuracy, but is slower.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical links; reflectometry; fast hinges; fiber optic links; reflectometry; Fasteners; Measurement techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Polarization mode dispersion; Statistics; Time measurement; Hinge model; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); reflectometric measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.921845
