Measurement of polarization mode couplings in polarization-maintaining fibers based on white light interference

Haifeng Li; Ge Zhou; Wencai Jing; Xiaoming Man; Yimo Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.482026

9 September 2002 Measurement of polarization mode couplings in polarization-maintaining fibers based on white light interference

Haifeng Li, Ge Zhou, Wencai Jing, Xiaoming Man, Yimo Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 4920, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482026
Event: Photonics Asia, 2002, Shanghai, China

Abstract

In this paper, a novel method to measure the distributed polarization mode coupling in polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers is introduced. The measurement system is based on white light interference. A super luminescent diode is used as the broadband light source in the system. The whole test system is working on 1300nm wavelength. There are two main parts of the measurement equipment: polarization adjustment and a scanned Michelson interferometer. In order to improve the accuracy, a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) is applied in the scanned Michelson interferometer. The maximum length of tested polarization-maintaining fiber is one kilometer, and the spatial resolution of this method reached 60 mm along the tested PM fiber. The degree of polarization mode coupling that could be detected is —75dB.

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Haifeng Li, Ge Zhou, Wencai Jing, Xiaoming Man, and Yimo Zhang "Measurement of polarization mode couplings in polarization-maintaining fibers based on white light interference", Proc. SPIE 4920, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications, (9 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482026

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