Title :
Fast state of polarization changes in aerial fiber under different climatic conditions
Author :
Waddy, David S. ; Lu, Ping ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The state of polarization (SOP) is measured in aerial fiber during winter and summer. Correlations are made between the SOP changing and the current weather to search for the reason of the fastest SOP fluctuations. The fastest SOP changes are found to be faster than 10 ms, which is limited by the resolution of the measurements.
Keywords :
environmental factors; meteorology; optical cables; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication transmission lines; aerial fiber; climatic conditions; fast state of polarization changes; overhead optical cable; summer; winter; Capacitive sensors; Central office; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Power cables; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
