A simple method for measurement of chromatic dispersion of optical fiber by using bi-directional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder modulator

Author

Jeon, Keum-Soo ; Kim, Hee-lu ; Kang, Dong-Sung ; Pan, Jae-Kyung

Author_Institution

Div. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Chonbuk Nat. Univ., Chonju, South Korea

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

616

Lastpage

617

Abstract

In this paper, we have proposed a time delay and chromatic dispersion measurement method by using bi-directional modulation of MZM and NA. The chromatic dispersion of 2.235 km Corning SMF-28^TM optical fiber has been measured by the proposed method to confirm its performance. As a result, the difference between the measured and the given chromatic dispersion shows less than 0.19 [ps/nm·km] over the measured wavelength of 1500-1580 nm.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; delays; light interferometry; network analysers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; 1500 to 1580 nm; 2.235 km; Corning SMF-28^TM optical fiber; Mach-Zehnder modulator; bi-directional modulation; chromatic dispersion measurement method; fibre chromatic dispersion measurement method; measured wavelength; time delay; Bidirectional control; Chromatic dispersion; Delay effects; Length measurement; Microwave propagation; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical receivers; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036599

Filename

1036599