DocumentCode
2007254
Title
Experimental validation of a method for low-PMD measurements
Author
Gaitarossa, A. ; Palmieri, Luca ; Pizzinat, Anna ; Schenato, Luca ; Guglielmucci, Michele
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ., Italy
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
Standard PMD measurement techniques are inaccurate for low DGD values. Thus, the measurements are usually repeated several times while randomly perturbing the fiber. We experimentally validate this approach by means of polarization sensitive reflectometric measurements.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; statistical analysis; DGD; PMD; differential group delay; fiber; polarization mode dispersion; polarization sensitive reflectometry; Birefringence; Delay; IEC standards; Measurement standards; Measurement techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength measurement; Wounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215444
Filename
1636475
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