Method of measuring the polarization mode dispersion of an optical waveguide device
US6020584A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M11/336
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of measuring the polarization mode dispersion of a chromatic dispersion compensating optical waveguide device is provided. A force is applied multiple times to the spool flanges of a chromatic dispersion compensating optical waveguide device in order to obtain a plurality of polarization mode dispersion values which have a distribution characteristic of a Maxwellian distribution and provide a mean polarization mode dispersion value for the optical waveguide device.
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