Title :
Experimental comparison between two different methods for measuring polarisation mode dispersion in singlemode fibres
Author :
Gisin, Nicolas ; Passy, R. ; Galtarossa, A. ; Bergamin, F. ; Schiano, M. ; Matera, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
Two polarisation mode dispersion measurement methods are experimentally compared. The first is based on theory of the principal state of polarisation and the second on the measurement of the autocorrelation function of the light at the output of the fibre. The results agree with each other, within experimental accuracy.
Keywords :
light interferometry; light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; autocorrelation function; dispersion measurement methods; frequency domain method; polarisation mode dispersion; principal state; single mode optical fibres; singlemode fibres; time domain method;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911417
