Open AccessSimplified calibration strategy for an optical six-port reflectometer
Author(s) -
Í. Molina-Fernández,
P. Perez-Lara,
J. Gonzalo WangüemertPérez
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.008243
Subject(s) - optics , calibration , wavelength division multiplexing , optical time domain reflectometer , fiber bragg grating , port (circuit theory) , grating , optical fiber , multiplexing , wavelength , materials science , fiber optic sensor , computer science , physics , polarization maintaining optical fiber , electronic engineering , telecommunications , engineering , quantum mechanics
A simplified calibration strategy is presented to calibrate a recently proposed optical frequency domain six-port reflectometer for measuring dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) devices. The calibration technique only requires three calibration standards that can be easily obtained. Realistic simulation results of a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) measurement show that excellent accuracy can be obtained with this technique.