Published March 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Polarized low-coherence interferometry applied to birefringent fiber characterization

  • 1. Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, IREENA, EA1770, 2 rue de la Houssinière-BP 9208, Nantes F-44000 (France)

Description

We use a polarization-maintaining low-coherence interferometer to characterize birefringent optical fibers. We show how it is possible to determine the phase and group birefringence, the orientation of the two eigenaxes and the difference of chromatic dispersions along the eigenaxes, performing three measurements only

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/22/3/035301

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0957-0233/22/3/035301;
PII
S0957-0233(11)61842-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Measurement Science and Technology
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0957-0233
CODEN
MSTCEP

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45010541
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BIREFRINGENCE; DISPERSIONS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION
Descriptors DEC
FIBERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; REFRACTION