Title :
Polarization effects in coherent optical frequency-domain reflectometry
Author :
Mussi, G. ; Stamp, P. ; Gisin, N. ; Passy, R. ; von der Weid, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland
Abstract :
Polarization effects in coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry were evaluated. The use of a polarization average procedure completely eliminated these effects, giving rise to a measurement accuracy of 0.27 dB for an arbitrary polarization vector of the detected signal, without making use of polarization diversity receivers, which are not suitable to this case.
Keywords :
measurement errors; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; vectors; arbitrary polarization vector; coherent optical frequency-domain reflectometry; detected signal; measurement accuracy; optical fiber testing; optical fibre communication; polarization average procedure; polarization effects; Acoustic reflection; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Reflectometry; Signal detection; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
