Title :
Distributed birefringence measurements using polarisation correlation in phase-sensitive OTDR
Author :
Martins, Hugo ; Xin Lu ; Soto, Marcelo A. ; Gonzalez-Herraez, Miguel ; Thevenaz, Luc
Author_Institution :
INESC Porto, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
A method based on phase-sensitive OTDR is proposed for distributed birefringence measurements along optical fibres. A high accuracy is experimentally demonstrated, enabling the characterisation of single-mode fibres with a minimum detectable birefringence of the order of 10-7.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; distributed birefringence measurements; minimum detectable birefringence; optical fibres; phase-sensitive OTDR; polarisation correlation; single-mode fibres; Correlation; Frequency measurement; Optical fibers; Optical variables measurement; Phase measurement; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964201
