Title :
Characterizing the Birefringence of Polarization-Maintaining Fiber using Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry
Author :
Froggatt, Mark E. ; Gifford, Dawn K. ; Kreger, Steven ; Wolfe, Matthew S. ; Soller, Brian J.
Author_Institution :
Luna Technologies, 2020 Kraft Dr. Suite 2000, Blacksburg, VA 24060, froggattm@lunatechnologies.com
Abstract :
Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) is used to measure the group index difference and the refractive index difference (i.e. beat-length) between the fast and slow modes in polarization-maintaining (PM) optical fiber.
Keywords :
Birefringence; Frequency domain analysis; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Rayleigh scattering; Reflectometry;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800947
