Title : 
Measuring distributed mode scattering in long, few-moded fibers
         
        
            Author : 
Jespersen, K. ; Li, Z. ; Grüner-Nielsen, L. ; Pálsdóttir, B. ; Poletti, F. ; Nicholson, J.W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
OFS Fitel Denmark ApS, Brondby, Denmark
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present measurements of higher-order modes in lengths of few-moded fibers up to 0.5 km long using Spatially and Spectrally resolved (S2) imaging. Both discrete scattering events and mode-mixing due to distributed scattering are measured.
         
        
            Keywords : 
CCD image sensors; image processing; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; S2 imaging; distributed mode scattering; few moded fibers; higher order modes; mode mixing; size 0.5 km; spatially and spectrally resolved imaging; Delay; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Scattering;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Los Angeles, CA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-0262-3