Title :
Measurement of differential group delay in a recirculating loop
Author :
Xu, H. ; Jiao, H. ; Yan, L. ; Carter, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We show for the first time the measurement of DGD in a recirculating loop for specific fiber realizations. With this capability we measure DGD distribution in the loop with and without scrambling.
Keywords :
delay estimation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; polarimetry; differential group delay measurement; recirculating loop; scrambling; specific fiber realization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5