Title :
Accurate differential group delay measurement of narrowband fiber devices with immunity to environmental perturbation
Author :
Lai, Yicheng ; Zhang, W. ; Williams, J.A.R. ; Sugden, K. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Differential group delay measurement of narrowband fiber devices using a fiber polarization scrambler with a modulation phase shift technique is demonstrated. Accurate measurement is realized with high wavelength and delay resolution and immunity to environmental perturbation.
Keywords :
birefringence; delay estimation; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical phase shifters; delay resolution; differential group delay measurement; environmental perturbation immunity; fiber birefringence; fiber polarization scrambler; modulation phase shift technique; narrowband fiber devices; Narrowband; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Photonics; Propagation delay; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159555
