Characterization And Calibration Of An Optical Fiber Bandwidth Measurement System For Field Utilization

John D. Chipman; Ken Prescott

doi:10.1117/12.935924

22 September 1983 Characterization And Calibration Of An Optical Fiber Bandwidth Measurement System For Field Utilization

John D. Chipman, Ken Prescott

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Proceedings Volume 0416, Applications of Optical Metrology: Techniques and Measurements II; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935924
Event: 1983 Technical Symposium East, 1983, Arlington, United States

Abstract

An Optical Fiber Measurement System has been designed and developed to characterize the optical bandwidth of a concatenated fiber in a field environment. This system utilizes a modified EIA/NBS frequency domain fiber measurement technique normally used within laboratory environments. A brief discussion of the band-width measurement system and system components are described. Methodology described for the characterizations and calibration include modal output from the scrambler, source stability, absolute frequency detector line-arity, frequency response flatness, and spectral linewidth. Areas of problems and uncertainties leading to measurement error are adressed along with critical measurement issues.

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John D. Chipman and Ken Prescott "Characterization And Calibration Of An Optical Fiber Bandwidth Measurement System For Field Utilization", Proc. SPIE 0416, Applications of Optical Metrology: Techniques and Measurements II, (22 September 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935924

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