On-Spool PMD Estimation Method for Low-PMD Fibers With High Repeatability by Local-DGD Measurement Using POTDR

A new polarization mode dispersion (PMD) estimation method by measuring local differential group delay using polarization optical time-domain reflectometry (POTDR) is proposed. This method has very high repeatability and is effective for low-PMD fibers, whereas conventional PMD measurement methods h...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2006-11, Vol.24 (11), p.3914-3919
Main Authors: Goto, R., Tanigawa, S., Matsuo, S., Himeno, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Delay estimation
Estimates
Fibers
Group delay
High speed optical techniques
Measurement methods
Measurement uncertainty
Optical fiber
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber dispersion
optical fiber measurements
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fibers
Polarization mode dispersion
polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
polarization optical time-domain reflectometry (POTDR)
Reflectometry
Repeatability
Reproducibility
Time domain analysis
Uncertainty
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A new polarization mode dispersion (PMD) estimation method by measuring local differential group delay using polarization optical time-domain reflectometry (POTDR) is proposed. This method has very high repeatability and is effective for low-PMD fibers, whereas conventional PMD measurement methods have large measurement uncertainty. This method is also applicable to the outer layers of on-spool fibers to estimate their off-spool PMD
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2006.884180