Polarisation mode dispersion measurements in long single mode fibres

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A new method to measure polarisation mode dispersion is described, in which the accuracy is more than 0.1 ps. 0.17 ps polarisation mode dispersion was obtained for about 1 km length of fibre. The result is compared with the retardation obtained for a short length of the fibre.

Inspec keywords: optical variables measurement; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical dispersion

Other keywords: light polarisation; polarisation mode dispersion measurement; retardation; single mode optical fibres

Subjects: Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Optical polarimetry and ellipsometry; Fibre optics; Optical variables measurement

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