Abstract
We describe the nondestructive measurement of mode coupling along a few-mode fiber using a synchronous multi-channel optical timedomain reflectometer (OTDR). By installing a few-mode fiber (FMF) coupler made with a phase mask method, we excite the LP01 mode in an FMF under the test as an input mode, and then we detect backward Rayleigh scattered LP11a or LP11b modes, which were generated as a result of the mode coupling through the coupler. The mode coupling distribution between the LP01 and LP11a,b modes along the test FMF was successfully measured with a 10-m spatial resolution by obtaining the ratio between the backscattered LP01 mode and LP11a or LP11b. The value of the mode coupling obtained with the present method agreed well with that obtained with the conventional transmission method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 31299-31309 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Dec 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics