Title :
Proposal of reliable cutoff wavelength measurement for bend insensitive fiber
Author :
Nakanishi, Tetsuya ; Hirano, Masaaki ; Sasaki, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Reliable technique to determine the cutoff wavelength using single-mode fiber as a reference is newly proposed. This technique identifies cutoff wavelength of 1st higher-order-mode in BIF precisely, which is difficult with existing techniques.
Keywords :
bending; optical fibre testing; optical variables measurement; bend insensitive fiber; cutoff wavelength measurement; higher-order-mode cutoff wavelength; reliable technique; single-mode fiber; Interference; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Proposals; Samarium; Telecommunication network reliability; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
