Abstract
The wavelength shift of a semiconductor laser during triangular pulse modulation has been investigated, using both a Michelson interferometer and direct spectral measurements. This property is used to establish a method for high-resolution dispersion measurements limited to 10 ps, and not affected by material dispersion or detector rise time. A theoretical investigation shows under what conditions the method is equivalent to the standard dispersion measurement setup. The technique is applied to measure polar mode dispersion in single-mode fibers. Examples of polarization noise caused by polarization anisotropy and the variation of source wavelength are presented.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Fiber and Integrated Optics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 129-141 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISSN | 0146-8030 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |