| 摘要 |
A method for characterizing an optical link by its beat length, coupling length and polarization mode dispersion is disclosed. A pulsed signal is sent along said optical fiber link and the backscattered signal (being a POTDR signal) is measured after passing through a polarizer. The length of said optical fiber, the average power difference between two successive minima of said backscattered signal and the number of maxima per unit length are derived. In an iterative way a beat length interval and an interval for the polarization mode coupling parameter are determined until the length of said intervals is below a predetermined value, yielding a value for the beat length and the coupling length, and the polarization mode dispersion is calculated. |
