摘要 |
An apparatus for measuring optical characteristics includes a variable-wavelength light source for generating a variable-wavelength light, having an identification waveform when the wavelength changes, the identification waveform being distinguishable from a normal waveform before and after the wavelength changes, an optical modulator for modulating the variable-wavelength light at a predetermined frequency and inputting it to an optical fiber; and an identification waveform detector for detecting the identification waveform of light transmitted through the optical fiber, wherein since the identification waveform detector detects when the waveform starts to change, it is possible to obtain synchronization between an incidence side and an exit side of the optical fiber. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain synchronization between an incidence side and an exit side of a device-under-test even if the wavelength of light source is continuously swept, whereby characteristics such as chromatic dispersion and the like can be measured.
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