Title :
Phase-stepping an all-fiber Sagnac loop for full characterization of femtosecond PMD
Author :
Simova, E. ; Golub, I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel phase-stepping technique is demonstrated in a Sagnac loop for measuring femtosecond first-order polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) spectra and wavelength-dependent principal states of polarization without the polarization-dependent loss impairing the measurement. The technique allows full characterization of the second-order PMD. The measurements agree well with the ones obtained using the /spl pi/-shifted Sagnac loop previously proposed by the authors.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; all-fiber Sagnac loop; femtosecond PMD; femtosecond first-order polarization-mode dispersion spectra; optical fiber communications; phase-stepping technique; polarization-dependent loss; Birefringence; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Page description languages; Phase measurement; Polarization mode dispersion; Sagnac interferometers; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.813391
