Title :
Reflectometric measurements of PMD parameters in long single-mode fibers
Author :
Galtarossa, Andrea ; Palmieri, Luca
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Polarization-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry is an effective tool for the analysis of birefringence properties of long single-mode fibers. In this paper, we review its theory and the main experimental results. Until now, all the experimental results confirm that linear birefringence is a random process, very well described by the Wai-Menyuk model. Moreover, in some cases experimental evidences of circular birefringence, induced by constant twist-rate, were found.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical time-domain reflectometry; reviews; PMD parameters; Wai-Menyuk mode; birefringence properties; circular birefringence; constant twist-rate; linear birefringence; long single-mode fibers; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry; random process; reflectometric measurements; Birefringence; Equations; Frequency; Measurement techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Production; Reflectometry; Time domain analysis; Zirconium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159429
