title: Measurement of polarization dependent loss, polarization mode dispersion and group delay of optical components using swept optical single sideband modulated signals.
abstract: We introduce a novel method for high wavelength-resolution measurement of polarization-averaged group delay, polarization dependent loss and polarization mode dispersion of optical components using swept optical single sideband modulated signals. Measurements of a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating, a chirped fiber Bragg grating and of the Brillouin spectra of a length of fiber are used in order to demonstrate the technique.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia s/n, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagues
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Alayn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loayssa
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007909:Lenses; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted