BROADBAND METHOD FOR GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION MEASUREMENTS IN THE MID-INFRARED
Abstract
A setup for broadband measurements of dispersion parameter in optical fibers based on the Mach–Zehnder interferometer is developed. Tm-doped fiber pumped at 1.61 μm was used as a source of broadband emission, that allowed to achieve the measurement spectral range of 1700 to 2000 nm. The method is applicable for comparatively short pieces of optical fiber with lengths of less than 1 meter. The method was successfully tested for the standard telecommunication SMF-28 fiber.
About the Authors
D. S. Klimentov
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim;
2Natural Sciences Center, General Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
Norway
Department of Physics
Norway
Department of Physics
N. A. Tolstik
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Norway
Department of Physics
Norway
Department of Physics
V. V. Dvoyrin
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Norway
Department of Physics
Norway
Department of Physics
I. T. Sorokina
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim;
Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Norway
Department of Physics
Norway
Department of Physics
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Klimentov D.S., Tolstik N.A., Dvoyrin V.V., Sorokina I.T. BROADBAND METHOD FOR GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION MEASUREMENTS IN THE MID-INFRARED. Devices and Methods of Measurements. 2011;(2):116-120.
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