Effects of uncertainties in the characterization of multi-mode fiber excitation conditions

Author

Olivero, M. ; Perrone, G. ; Vallan, Alberto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

5-7 May 2009

Firstpage

305

Lastpage

308

Abstract

The paper experimentally analyzes the procedure for the evaluation of the excitation conditions of multi-mode fibers according to the draft of the IEC 61300-3-43 Standard. Key parameters such as mode transfer function and mode power distribution are computed from near field measurements using a custom set-up and the impact of near-field image related uncertainties, such as those in the pixel/micrometer calibration factor, is investigated. The study highlights that a 2% uncertainty in the near field image calibration factor still causes acceptable effects in the evaluation of the excitation conditions; other uncertainty sources, such as the defocusing and the image processing algorithm, are currently being investigated.

Keywords

IEC standards; calibration; measurement uncertainty; optical fibre testing; optical transfer function; IEC 61300-3-43 Standard; image calibration factor; image processing algorithm; mode power distribution; mode transfer function; multimode fiber excitation condition; near field measurement; pixel-micrometer calibration factor; uncertainty effect; Distributed computing; IEC standards; Measurement standards; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Power distribution; Power measurement; Transfer functions; Uncertainty; Mode Scramblers; Multi-mode Fibers; Optical Device Characterization; Optical Fibers; Optical measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Singapore

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3352-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168464

Filename

5168464