Title :
A wavelength-parallel polarimetry technique for both spectral SOP and spectral DOP measurements
Author :
Wang, Shawn X. ; Weiner, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr.&Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
A wavelength-parallel polarimeter has been developed for measuring both spectral states-of-polarization and spectral degrees-of-polarization of over 100 (scalable up to thousands) wavelengths in parallel within 1 millisecond.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical variables measurement; polarimetry; spectral DOP measurement; spectral SOP measurement; spectral degrees-of-polarization; spectral states-of-polarization; wavelength-parallel polarimetry technique; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Polarimetry; Polarization mode dispersion; Power measurement; Table lookup; Wavelength measurement; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.2370) Fiber optic sensors; (120.5410) Polarimetry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627779
