Title :
Measurement of the spatial distribution of birefringence in optical fibers
Author :
Wuilpart, Marc ; Mégret, Patrice ; Blondel, Michel ; Rogers, Alan J. ; Defosse, Yves
Author_Institution :
Fac. Polytech. de Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
We describe a technique for the measurement of the birefringence spatial distribution in a single-mode optical fiber with a resolution of 1 m. This technique is based on a polarization optical time-domain reflectometer using a rotary linear polarizer. We report results performed on different types of fibers: standard step-index and dispersion shifted fibers.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical polarisers; optical time-domain reflectometry; birefringence; birefringence spatial distribution; dispersion shifted fibers; optical fibers; polarization optical time-domain reflectometer; rotary linear polarizer; single-mode optical fiber; spatial distribution; standard step-index fibres; Birefringence; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Spatial resolution; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
