Analysis of the polarization evolution in a ribbon cable using high-resolution coherent OFDR

Author

Wegmuller, M. ; Legré, M. ; Oberson, P. ; Guinnard, O. ; Guinnard, L. ; Vinegoni, C. ; Gisin, N.

Author_Institution

Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland

Volume

13

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

145

Lastpage

147

Abstract

Exploiting the inherent polarization dependence and good spatial resolution of optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR), the beatlength in a ribbon fiber can be straightforwardly measured. The results clearly show the different amount of polarization ordering for inner and outer ribbon fibers due to the stress-induced birefringence from the common outer coating.

Keywords

mechanical birefringence; optical cables; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; beatlength; common outer coating; high-resolution coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry; inherent polarization dependence; inner ribbon fiber; optical frequency domain reflectometry; outer ribbon fibers; polarization evolution; polarization ordering; ribbon cable; ribbon fiber; spatial resolution; stress-induced birefringence; Birefringence; Coatings; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Power cables; Reflectometry; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.910516

Filename

910516