Measurements of beat length and perturbation length in long single-mode fibers

Authors
Galtarossa, A Palmieri, L Schiano, M Tambosso, T
Citation
A. Galtarossa et al., Measurements of beat length and perturbation length in long single-mode fibers, OPTICS LETT, 25(6), 2000, pp. 384-386
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
384 - 386
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000315)25:6<384:MOBLAP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Experimental results of measurement of the beat length and the differential group delay of several types of long single-mode fiber are presented. The proposed measurement technique is based on a polarization-sensitive analysi s of the backscattered signal and allows one to calculate the correlation l ength of the random birefringence affecting the fiber. (C) 2000 Optical Soc iety of America OCIS codes: 060.2270, 060.2300.