Distributed birefringence measurements using polarisation correlation in phase-sensitive OTDR
- Martins, Hugo F.
- Lu, Xin
- Soto, Marcelo A.
- Gonzalez-Herraez, Miguel
- Thévenaz, Luc
Publication date
January 2015
DOI Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Abstract
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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