Distributed Birefringence Measurement in Optical Fibers with Ultra-High Spatial Resolution by Brillouin Gain Analysis
Konferenz: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
16.09.2007- 20.09.2007 in Berlin, Germany
Tagungsband: ECOC 2007
Seiten: 2Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Yamamoto, Yoshinori; Sasaoka, Eisuke (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., 1, Taya-cho, Sakae-ku, Yokohama, 244-8588, Japan)
Inhalt:
Distributed birefringence measurement in optical fibers with ultra-high resolution of a few centimeters is proposed and demonstrated by Brillouin gain analysis with the optical correlation method. Local changes of polarization axes can also be detected.