title: Connector-induced offsets in optical fiber powermeters.
abstract: We discuss issues related to calibration of optical fiber powermeters. The power readings may vary when using various types of fiber connectors, or even the same type of connectors made by different vendors. We study the connector effects by calibrating four types of optical fiber powermeters using six different fiber connectors from four vendors at three wavelengths. We found variations of as much as 12% due to the different reflection properties of the detector windows, connectors, and detectors. We also compared connector measurement results with the data obtained by using open beams.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328, USA. igor@boulder.nist.gov
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vayshenker
authors.forename: Xiaoyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Darryl A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Keenan