FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 3-32: EXAMINATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS - POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION MEASUREMENT FOR PASSIVE OPTICAL COMPONENTS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations
4 General description
4.1 Mode coupling
4.2 Narrowband devices
4.3 Polarization sensitivity
4.4 Multiple path interference
4.5 Fibre pigtails
4.6 Reference test methods
4.7 Polarization mode dispersion coefficient
4.8 Analyses used in various test methods
4.9 Calculation of polarization mode dispersion
4.10 Calibration
5 Device under test
6 Stokes parameter evaluation method
6.1 Apparatus
6.2 Procedure
7 Polarization phase shift measurement method
7.1 Apparatus
7.2 Procedure
8 Fixed analyser measurement method
8.1 Apparatus
8.2 Procedure
9 Interferometric method
9.1 Apparatus
9.2 Procedure
10 Modulation phase shift method
10.1 Apparatus
10.2 Procedure
11 Details to be specified
11.1 Wavelength range source
11.2 Polarizer/analyser
11.3 Temporary joint
11.4 Device under test
Annex A (informative) Cosine Fourier transform analysis
Bibliography
Specifies a number of alternative methods for measuring the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of a passive fibre optic device under test (DUT). It will cover measurements of both broadband, and narrowband dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) passive fibre optic devices.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
