Title :
On-spool PMD estimation method for low PMD fibres with high repeatability by local DGD measurement using POTDR
Author :
Goto, Ryuichiro ; Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Himeno, Kuniharu ; Ohashi, Keiji
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an estimation method of PMD for low PMD fibres by local DGD measurement using polarisation-OTDR, based on spatially resolved Jones matrix eigenanalysis. We also demonstrate this method is applicable to on-spool fibres.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; matrix algebra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; Jones matrix eigenanalysis; PMD estimation; local DGD measurement; low PMD fibres; on-spool fibres; polarisation-OTDR; spatially resolved eigenanalysis;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
