• DocumentCode
    1562456
  • Title

    Characterization of Mode Coupling in Few-Mode Fibers Using Optical Low-Coherence Reflectometry

  • Author

    Ring, Sven ; Menashe, David ; Levy, Uriel ; Steinblatt, Serge ; Danziger, Yochay ; Tur, Moshe

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Optical low-coherence reflectometry is used to characterize mode-coupling in few-mode fibers. Besides identification of modes by relative group delays, the technique makes possible the quantification of power coupling between individual fiber modes.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre testing; reflectometry; few-mode fibers; mode coupling characterization; optical low-coherence reflectometry; power coupling quantification; relative group delays; Coherence; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Reflectometry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528751
  • Filename
    4528751