GUIDANCE OF MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - BASIC TESTS FOR POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBRES
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>1 Scope and object<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Testing conditions<br>5 Guidance for dimensional characteristics measurement <br> of polarization-maintaining optical fibres<br>6 Guidance for cut-off wavelength measurement of <br> polarization-maintaining optical fibres<br>7 Guidance for mode field diameter measurement of <br> polarization-maintaining optical fibres<br>8 Guidance for beat length measurement of <br> polarization-maintaining optical fibres<br>9 Guidance for polarization crosstalk measurement of <br> polarization-maintaining optical fibres<br>Annex A (informative) - Cut-off wavelength of PM fibre and <br> SM fibre - Profiles and bend dependence of <br> cut-off wavelength<br>Annex B (informative) - Difference of beat length by <br> measurement method<br>Annex C (informative) - Electromagnet for Faraday rotation<br>Bibliography
Specifies test procedures to be used in establishing uniform requirements for the geometrical and transmission properties of PM fibres and pertains to polarization-maintaining (PM) optical fibres.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
