Characterization of wavelength-selective fiber-optic devices using a modified phase-shift method

Author

Simova, E. ; Berini, P. ; Grover, C.P.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

19

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

717

Lastpage

731

Abstract

We present a novel measurement setup that can be used for the complete characterization of fiber Bragg gratings and wavelength selective fiber-optic devices. Our setup is based on the phase-shift method (PSM), which we have modified to include the measurement of polarization-induced effects such as polarization-dependant loss (PDL) and polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). We measure the spectral response of devices used in transmission and in reflection, the wavelength dependency of the group delays due to chromatic and polarization-mode dispersion, and the wavelength dependency of the polarization-dependent loss. Experimental results are presented and sources of error are discussed. Comparisons with the Jones matrix eigenanalysis method for the measurement of PDL and differential group delay due to PMD have been carried out

Keywords

Bragg gratings; delays; matrix algebra; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; Jones matrix eigenanalysis method; chromatic dispersion; complete characterization; differential group delay; fiber Bragg gratings; group delays; modified phase-shift method; phase-shift method; polarization-dependant loss; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-induced effects; polarization-mode dispersion; spectral response; wavelength dependency; wavelength selective fiber-optic devices; wavelength-selective fiber-optic devices; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Page description languages; Phase measurement; Polarization mode dispersion; Propagation delay; Propagation losses; Reflection; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.923485

Filename

923485