Title :
Evolution of backscattered polarization in high-PMD fibres measured by phase-noise compensated optical frequency domain reflectometry
Author :
Fan, Xinyu ; Koshikiya, Yusuke ; Toge, Kunihiro ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba
Abstract :
The evolution of backscattered polarization in high-PMD fibres is measured by phase-noise compensated optical frequency domain reflectometry with a 25 cm spatial resolution and a 7.5 km measurement range.
Keywords :
optical fibre polarisation; optical variables measurement; phase noise; reflectometry; backscattered polarization; high-PMD fibres; phase-noise compensated optical frequency domain reflectometry; spatial resolution; Fiber lasers; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Laser noise; Optical fiber polarization; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Reflectometry; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729432
