Title :
Novel technique for characterizing single-mode operability in optical fibers
Author :
Matsui, Takashi ; Nakajima, Kazuhide ; Goto, Yukihiro ; Kurashima, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a new technique for characterizing single-mode operability by monitoring far-field patterns via a variable aperture. Both mode transmission performance and cut-off wavelength can be clearly evaluated independent of fiber structure.
Keywords :
holey fibres; cut-off wavelength; far-field pattern; fiber structure; holey fiber; mode transmission performance; optical fiber; single-mode operability; variable aperture; Apertures; Holey fibers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
