Optics: measuring and testing – For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Nguyen, Tu T. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
Reexamination Certificate
active
11174137
ABSTRACT:
A method for screening fiber polarization mode dispersion using a polarization optical time domain reflectometer. A pulse radiation is emitted into the fiber under test, and the backscattered radiation is measured by the POTDR and used to obtain a POTDR trace. A composite trace of more than one POTDR trace is obtained. The composite trace is then analyzed to compare the variation of signals along the length of the fiber, the variation in signals relating to the level of PMD along the length of the fiber. Because high levels of PMD correspond to localized levels of low variability, by setting the variability of signal threshold sufficiently low, fibers having unacceptably high localized PMD can be identified and removed.
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Chen Xin
Hunt Timothy L.
Corning Incorporated
Homa Joseph M.
Nguyen Tu T.
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