Title :
Optical frequency domain DMD measurement for a multimode optical fiber using a wavelength swept laser
Author :
Ahn, T.-J. ; Kim, D.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju
Abstract :
A novel differential mode delay (DMD) measurement for a multimode fiber based on optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) is proposed. We obtained high-resolution DMD value of 0.054 ps/m for a commercial MMF by our method.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; MMF; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; OFDR; differential mode delay measurement; multimode optical fiber; optical frequency domain reflectometry; wavelength swept laser; Delay; Fiber lasers; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Pulse measurements; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement; (060.2300) Fiber measurements; (120.3180) Interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628656
