Title :
Simultaneous measurement of polarisation mode dispersion in several optical fibres in parallel
Author :
Kleivstul, A.O. ; Sudbø, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Telenor R&D, Kjeller, Norway
fDate :
5/10/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarisation mode dispersion is measured from one end of the optical fibres using a tunable optical time domain reflectometer. Four fibres are measured in parallel, and it is estimated that tens of fibres may be measured simultaneously
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; optical fibre measurement; parallel optical fibres; polarisation mode dispersion; tunable optical time domain reflectometer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010444
