Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3879-0
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1998.699469
