Title :
Fully automated interferometric PMD measurements for active EDFA, fibre optic components and optical fibres
Author :
Namihira, Yoshinori ; Nakajima, Kensuke ; Kawazawa, T.
Author_Institution :
R&D Lab., KDD, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Using an interferometric detection technique, highly accurate and fully automated polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) measuring equipment with 1.7 fs (0.0017 ps) accuracy has been developed. PMD measurements of active EDFA, fibre optic components, and 100 km long optical fibres are presented. A comparison of the interferometric method with the Jones matrix method and the fixed analyser method is also described.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; light interferometry; light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibre testing; 1.7 fs; 100 km; Jones matrix method; active EDFA; active Er doped fibre amplifiers; automated polarization mode dispersion measurements; fibre optic components; fixed analyser method; interferometric detection technique; optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931098
