Distributed birefringence measurements using polarisation correlation in phase-sensitive OTDR
Martins, Hugo F.; Lu, Xin; Soto, Marcelo A.; Gonzalez-Herraez, Miguel; Thévenaz, Luc
2014

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A method based on phase-sensitive OTDR is proposed for distributed birefringence measurements along optical fibres. A high accuracy is experimentally demonstrated, enabling the characterisation of single-mode fibres with a minimum detectable birefringence of the order of 1e-7.

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Title Distributed birefringence measurements using polarisation correlation in phase-sensitive OTDR
Author(s) Martins, Hugo F. ; Lu, Xin ; Soto, Marcelo A. ; Gonzalez-Herraez, Miguel ; Thévenaz, Luc
Published in 2014 The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC)
Pages 1-3
Conference 2014 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Cannes, France, 21-25 September 2014
Date 2014
Publisher IEEE
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964201
Laboratories SCI-STI-LT
Record Appears in Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IEM - Institut d'Electricité et de Microtechnique > SCI-STI-LT - SCI STI LT Group
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