Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes

In this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel method for simultaneously measuring mode-dependent loss (MDL) and differential modal group delay (DMGD) in few mode fibers (FMFs). This method is based on analyzing the Rayleigh backscattering amplitudes obtained with a special nondest...

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Main Authors: Feng Liu, Guijun Hu, Weicheng Chen, Cuiguang Chen, Congcong Song, Jiake Chen
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author Feng Liu
Guijun Hu
Weicheng Chen
Cuiguang Chen
Congcong Song
Jiake Chen
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Guijun Hu
Weicheng Chen
Cuiguang Chen
Congcong Song
Jiake Chen
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description In this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel method for simultaneously measuring mode-dependent loss (MDL) and differential modal group delay (DMGD) in few mode fibers (FMFs). This method is based on analyzing the Rayleigh backscattering amplitudes obtained with a special nondestructive measurement system. With this method, the MDL and DMGD in about 9.8&#x00A0;km 3-mode fiber are successfully measured, which are 0.186 dB and 3.581 ps/m between LP<sub>01</sub> and LP<sub>11a</sub> and 0.157 dB and 3.604 ps/m between LP<sub>01</sub> and LP<sub>11b,</sub> respectively. Then, the experimental results of DMGD and MDL with different methods are compared, which show that the values of DMGD and MDL obtained by the proposed method agree well with that using the time-of-flight (TOF) and conventional transmission methods, respectively. In addition, it is also demonstrated that the proposed scheme can be scalable to measure FMFs with a large number of modes.
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spelling doaj-art-d2aa5ef817634087a6f2b43b84697dd82025-08-20T03:32:37ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552019-01-0111211310.1109/JPHOT.2019.29012638651321Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering AmplitudesFeng Liu0Guijun Hu1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-8782Weicheng Chen2Cuiguang Chen3Congcong Song4Jiake Chen5College of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCollege of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCollege of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCollege of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCollege of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaCollege of Communication Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, ChinaIn this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel method for simultaneously measuring mode-dependent loss (MDL) and differential modal group delay (DMGD) in few mode fibers (FMFs). This method is based on analyzing the Rayleigh backscattering amplitudes obtained with a special nondestructive measurement system. With this method, the MDL and DMGD in about 9.8&#x00A0;km 3-mode fiber are successfully measured, which are 0.186 dB and 3.581 ps/m between LP<sub>01</sub> and LP<sub>11a</sub> and 0.157 dB and 3.604 ps/m between LP<sub>01</sub> and LP<sub>11b,</sub> respectively. Then, the experimental results of DMGD and MDL with different methods are compared, which show that the values of DMGD and MDL obtained by the proposed method agree well with that using the time-of-flight (TOF) and conventional transmission methods, respectively. In addition, it is also demonstrated that the proposed scheme can be scalable to measure FMFs with a large number of modes.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8651321/Few mode fiberRayleigh backscatteringmode dependent lossdifferential modal group delay.
spellingShingle Feng Liu
Guijun Hu
Weicheng Chen
Cuiguang Chen
Congcong Song
Jiake Chen
Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
IEEE Photonics Journal
Few mode fiber
Rayleigh backscattering
mode dependent loss
differential modal group delay.
title Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
title_full Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
title_fullStr Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
title_short Simultaneous Measurement of MDL and DMGD in FMFs by Analyzing the Rayleigh Backscattering Amplitudes
title_sort simultaneous measurement of mdl and dmgd in fmfs by analyzing the rayleigh backscattering amplitudes
topic Few mode fiber
Rayleigh backscattering
mode dependent loss
differential modal group delay.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8651321/
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