Improving the accuracy of the wavelength-scanning technique for PMD measurements

Authors
Galtarossa, A Palmieri, L Schiano, M Tambosso, T
Citation
A. Galtarossa et al., Improving the accuracy of the wavelength-scanning technique for PMD measurements, IEEE PHOTON, 12(2), 2000, pp. 184-186
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
184 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200002)12:2<184:ITAOTW>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
An improvement of the wavelength-scanning polarization mode dispersion (PMD ) measurement technique is presented. It consists in the evaluation of the level crossing density for three or more levels, instead of only one. Exper imental results show that measurement uncertainty can be reduced more than 40%.