Title :
Robust remote calibration of fiber polarimeters
Author :
Mikhailov, Vitaly ; Dunn, Steve ; Westbrook, Paul S.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We show that a fiber polarimeter can be calibrated in place at a distance of 30km even when the intervening fiber varies in temperature. The calibration accuracy converges after at most 20 random stokes polarizations.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical variables measurement; polarimeters; distance 30 km; fiber polarimeters; robust remote calibration; stokes polarizations; Accuracy; Calibration; Detectors; Fitting; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
