Title :
Fluctuation differences in the principal states of polarization in aerial and buried cables
Author :
Ogaki, K. ; Nakada, M. ; Nagao, Yuhei ; Nishijima, K.
Author_Institution :
KDDIR&D Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
PSP fluctuations in terrestrial cables under typical installed conditions were measured with a resolution in the order of seconds. PSP in an aerial-cable fluctuated several times faster than buried-cables and we found two different fluctuation behaviors in the same aerial-cable.
Keywords :
aerial equipment; cableway systems; delay-differential systems; fluctuations; optical cables; optical fibre polarisation; aerial cable; buried cable; fluctuation differences; polarization; Fluctuations; Joining materials; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Temperature distribution; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247454
