Title :
Pyroelectric substitution method for calibrating optical fibre components attenuation
Author :
Iwasaki, Takuya ; Yokoshima, I. ; Nakamura, Kentaro
Author_Institution :
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
In this letter, we present a pyroelectric AC substitution method, in which a ratio transformer is used as a standard attenuator. Using a PVF2 pyroelectric detector, experiments are made for calibrating an optical fibre attenuator. The results show the usefulness of this method.
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; calibration; infrared detectors; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; optical waveguide components; pyroelectric devices; PVF2 pyroelectric detector; calibration; optical fibre components attenuation; pyroelectric AC substitution method; ratio transformer; standard attenuator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820264
