Accurate and fast PMD measurements by the fixed analyser technique

Author

Ravet, F. ; Heens, B. ; Wang, X. ; Froidure, J.-C. ; Blondel, M.

Author_Institution

Service d´´Electromagnetisme et de Telecommun., Fac. Polytech. de Mons, Belgium

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

18-20 May 1998

Firstpage

1409

Abstract

We developed a set-up based on the fixed analyser technique using coupled 1.31 and 1.55 μm LED´s, an optical spectrum analyser and an automated data processing. So we measured quickly PMD values lower than 0.05 ps. We successfully characterised fibre lengths from 0.5 to 25 km. Five standard single-mode fibres and one dispersion shifted fibre have been measured. The PMD measurement uncertainty is also examined

Keywords

light emitting diodes; measurement uncertainty; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; spectral analysis; 0.5 to 25 km; 1.31 mum; 1.55 mum; LED; PMD measurement uncertainty; PMD values; accurate fast PMD measurements; automated data processing; dispersion shifted fibre; fibre lengths; fixed analyser technique; optical fibre communication; optical fibre measurements; optical spectrum analyser; standard single-mode fibres; Birefringence; Coherence; Delay; Measurement standards; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Pulse measurements; Uncertainty; Velocity measurement; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean

Conference_Location

Tel-Aviv

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3879-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.1998.699469

Filename

699469