Polarization-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry is an effective tool for the analysis of birefringence properties of long single-mode fibers. In this paper, we review its theory and the main experimental results. Until now, all the experimental results confirm that linear birefringence is a random process, very well described by the Wai-Menyuk model. Moreover, in some cases experimental evidences of circular birefringence, induced by constant twist-rate, were found.
Reflectometric measurements of PMD parameters in long single-mode fibers
The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society ; 2 ; 558-559 vol.2
2002-01-01
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Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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