Title :
Simple optimization of the interferometric measurement of polarization-mode dispersion
Author :
Lefèvre, H.C. ; Le Boudec, G. ; Taufnieb, E. ; Martin, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonetics, Marly-le-Roi, France
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Several interferometric schemes that perform the cross-correlation of orthogonal polarization states and avoid the central autocorrelation peak have been proposed. We show here that this can be done more easily with the sole insertion of a Λ/4 plate into one arm of the interferometer. By removing the output polarizer: the output light is depolarized but keeps the same whole spectrum as the one of the input polarized light.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical correlation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optimisation; Λ/4 plate; central autocorrelation peak; cross-correlation; input polarized light; interferometric measurement; interferometric schemes; optical fibre dispersion measurement; optical polarisers; optimization; orthogonal polarization states; output light; output polarizer; polarization-mode dispersion; whole spectrum; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Birefringence; Europe; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907719
