title: Spin-profile characterization in randomly birefringent spun fibers by means of frequency-domain reflectometry.
abstract: A novel technique, based on polarization-sensitive, frequency-domain reflectometry, for a full noninvasive characterization of spin profile in randomly birefringent spun fibers is presented. Effective measurements of spin profile in a fiber sample a few tens of meters long are reported, but the technique can be straightforwardly scaled to kilometers-long samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galtarossa
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo