Title :
Stress investigation in optical fiber ribbon cable by means of polarization sensitive techniques
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Gianello, Giovanni ; Someda, Carlo Giacomo ; Schiano, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Inf., Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We present experimental results on stress behavior in high-density optical ribbon cables, performed by means of two techniques: polarization mode dispersion and polarization optical time-domain reflectometry. Correlation between them and theoretical estimates demonstrate that in such cables part of the birefringence is deterministic.<>
Keywords :
birefringence; internal stresses; light polarisation; optical cables; optical dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical fibres; optical time-domain reflectometry; stress measurement; birefringence; optical fiber ribbon cable; polarization mode dispersion; polarization optical time-domain reflectometry; stress; Birefringence; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Power cables; Reflectometry; Stress;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
