Single-mode fiber measurements

Author

Sunak, Haarish R D

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA

Volume

37

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

557

Lastpage

560

Abstract

The author discusses the various techniques used to characterize the following transmission parameters of single-mode fibers: attenuation, cutoff wavelength, mode-field diameter, and chromatic dispersion. The cutback method, the insertion-loss method, and optical time-domain reflectometry are considered for attenuation measurements. The single-band and power step methods are considered for cutoff-wavelength measurements. The transverse-offset, and near- and far-field techniques are considered for the measurement of mode-field diameter, and time- and frequency-domain methods and interferometry are considered for chromatic-dispersion measurements. The single-bend and power step methods are considered for cutoff-wavelength measurements

Keywords

light interferometry; optical fibres; optical loss measurement; optical testing; optical variables measurement; time-domain reflectometry; attenuation; chromatic dispersion; cutoff wavelength; far-field techniques; frequency-domain methods; insertion-loss method; interferometry; mode-field diameter; near-field technique; optical testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; power step methods; single-bend method; single-mode fibers; time-domain methods; transverse-offset; Attenuation; IEC standards; Length measurement; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Production facilities; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.9812

Filename

9812