Novel modal delay measurement for higher-order mode fiber using stretched pulse - based interferometry

Author

Tae-Jung Ahn ; Yongwoo Park ; Moss, David J. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Azana, Jose

Author_Institution

Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. (INRS), Varennes, QC, Canada

fYear

2008

fDate

24-28 Feb. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We propose a novel modal delay measurement technique for higher-order mode fiber based on real-time optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR) using an extremely simple, entirely passive and ultrafast wavelength sweeping mechanism, namely dispersion-induced optical pulse stretching.

Keywords

frequency-domain analysis; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; modal analysis; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; dispersion-induced optical pulse stretching; higher-order mode fiber; modal delay measurement technique; real-time optical frequency-domain reflectometry; stretched pulse-based interferometry; ultrafast wavelength sweeping mechanism; Dispersion; Measurement techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Propagation delay; Pulse measurements; Reflectometry; Ultrafast optics; Ultraviolet sources; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-856-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2008.4528408

Filename

4528408