Title :
High-power nonlinearity of optical fiber power meters
Author :
Vayshenker, I. ; Swafford, R. ; Shao Yang
Abstract :
We have developed a system for measuring the nonlinearity of optical fiber power meters at a maximum power of 2 W. This system is based on the triplet superposition method. This &em provides an accurate determination of nonlinearity of optical power meters by means of correction factors at different powers.
Keywords :
Calibration; Dynamic range; Linearity; Meter reading; NIST; Optical fibers; Polynomials; Power measurement; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Measurements, 2004. Technical Digest: Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-886843-37-6
DOI :
10.1109/SOFM.2004.183494