Fully polarimetric optical time-domain reflectometer with 1-m spatial resolution

In this paper, we make the first report of what we believe is the first fully polarization-sensitive, real-time optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR), which can measure the full polarization-scattering matrices along the fiber, leading to the evaluation of both the linear- and twist-induced circu...

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Main Authors: Bebbington, D.H.O., Ellison, J.G., Schuh, R.E., Shan, X., Siddiqui, A.S., Walker, S.D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Birefringence
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fiber testing
Optical harmonic generation
Optical pulses
Optical receivers
Optical sensors
Pulse measurements
Spatial resolution
Time domain analysis
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Summary:In this paper, we make the first report of what we believe is the first fully polarization-sensitive, real-time optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR), which can measure the full polarization-scattering matrices along the fiber, leading to the evaluation of both the linear- and twist-induced circular birefringence distributions along the fiber. This enables the PMD properties to be evaluated for fibers exhibiting both types of birefringence as well as identifying fiber sections with or without twist.
DOI:10.1109/OFC.1997.719807