Title :
Precise determination of local birefringence of optical fibers by long-period fiber grating analysis
Author :
Ishii, Y. ; Shima, K. ; Okude, S. ; Himeno, K. ; Nishide, K. ; Wada, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd, Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We have proposed a novel and precise technique to determine the local birefringence of optical fibers by writing an LPFG in the fiber to be evaluated and analyzing the transmission loss and PDL of the LPFG. The accuracy of the determined local birefringence has been confirmed to be approximately 10-8, which is about 100 times better than the existing methods.
Keywords :
birefringence; diffraction gratings; measurement errors; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; accuracy; fibre writing; local birefringence; long-period fiber grating analysis; optical fibers; optical fibre testing; precise technique; transmission loss; Birefringence; Fiber gratings; Glass; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Page description languages; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036649
