Analysis of fiber-optic sensing in the presence of polarization mode dispersion and polarization dependent loss

A. Eyal, D. Kuperman, A. Zadok, M. Tur

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Abstract

A time-dependent Mueller-like formalism was used to optimize performance in fiber-optic sensing scenarios, where the RF envelope of the interrogating signal is distorted by polarization mode dispersion (PMD)/polarization dependent loss (PDL). The proposed formalism was applied to fiber optic sensors that use short pulses and time domain reflectometry. It was observed that a short input pulse will generate a series of output pulses, each resulting from a round trip to the respective reflecting sensor and back. The results show that complete characterization of the polarization dependence of a fiber sensor should have great potential in the analysis of the effects of PMD and PDL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-446
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5502
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventSecond European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, EWOFS'04 - Santander, Spain
Duration: 9 Jun 200411 Jun 2004

Keywords

  • Fiber optic sensors
  • Polarization
  • Polarization dependent loss
  • Polarization mode dispersion

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