Testing Passive Optical Components (138)

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Chapter Outline

Chapter 9 - Testing Passive Optical Components (Fiber Optics and Optical Calibration)

  • Introduction
  • Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
  • Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
  • Increasing Bandwidth
  • Increasing Total Capacity of DWDM System
  • WDM Wavelengths
  • Dense WDM Passive Components
  • Dispersion Compensators
  • Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs)
  • Common Passive Optical Component Tests
  • Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL)
  • Return Loss (RL) or "all loss"
  • Common Tests-Dispersion Measurements
  • Increasing Transmission Capacity
  • Generic Principles of Loss Measurement
  • Common Tests - Generic Principle
  • Increasing Transmission Capacity
  • Swept Loss Measurement
  • Loss Measurement
  • Spectral Insertion Loss Measurement
  • Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) Tests
  • Random Polarization Scanning Techniques
  • Mueller Matrix Technique
  • Polarization Test Methods
  • Mueller Method vs. Polarization Scanning
  • Return Loss (RL) Tests
  • Calibration of the Set-Up
  • Source Monitoring
  • Test System Problems and Solutions
  • TLS - Multiple PM Set-Up
  • Measuring Insertion Loss vs. Wavelength
  • Dynamic Range
  • Dynamic Range-Filters
  • Low-SSE Tunable Laser Cavity
  • Wavelength Accuracy
  • High-Speed Wavelength Meter
  • Real Time Wavelength Meter
  • Real Time Wavelength Meter, cont.
  • Gas Absorption Cells as Wavelength Reference
  • Wavelength Accuracy / Speed
  • Swept Insertion Loss Results