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.


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    Title :

    Reflectometric measurements of PMD parameters in long single-mode fibers


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    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


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    141463 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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