• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 4, B26 (2014)
Shangjian Zhang*, Xinhai Zou, Heng Wang, Yali Zhang, Heping Li, and and Yong Liu
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.2.000B26 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shangjian Zhang, Xinhai Zou, Heng Wang, Yali Zhang, Heping Li, and Yong Liu. Fiber chromatic dispersion measurement with improved measurement range based on chirped intensity modulation[J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(4): B26 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the proposed method. Vb, bias voltage; TLD, wavelength tunable laser diode; PC, polarization controller; IM, intensity modulator; DUT, device under test; PD, photodiode.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the proposed method. Vb, bias voltage; TLD, wavelength tunable laser diode; PC, polarization controller; IM, intensity modulator; DUT, device under test; PD, photodiode.
    Minimum measurable dispersion as a function of the chirp parameter (a) for the normal dispersion case and (b) for the anomalous dispersion case.
    Fig. 2. Minimum measurable dispersion as a function of the chirp parameter (a) for the normal dispersion case and (b) for the anomalous dispersion case.
    Measured transfer function for a 25.4 km long SMF at different bias voltages (Vb) of the intensity modulator.
    Fig. 3. Measured transfer function for a 25.4 km long SMF at different bias voltages (Vb) of the intensity modulator.
    Measured transfer function of a 6.1 km long SMF at different bias voltages (Vb) of the intensity modulator.
    Fig. 4. Measured transfer function of a 6.1 km long SMF at different bias voltages (Vb) of the intensity modulator.
    Measured chromatic dispersion of a 81.5 km long SMF at different operating wavelengths.
    Fig. 5. Measured chromatic dispersion of a 81.5 km long SMF at different operating wavelengths.
    Error transfer factor at the associated frequency as a function of chirp parameter.
    Fig. 6. Error transfer factor at the associated frequency as a function of chirp parameter.
         DT(ps/nm) 
    Fiber Length (km)Vb (V)αfh (GHz)f1 (GHz)FittedMeasuredMaximum Uncertainty
    25.41.42.314.3946.215419.7420.062.37%
    2.20.986.1278.665420.3419.192.47%
    6.11.81.8410.0214.16899.5598.542.38%
    2.11.0512.38517.51899.8398.62.45%
    Table 1. Uncertainty of the Fiber Dispersion Resulting from the Measured Transfer Functiona
    Shangjian Zhang, Xinhai Zou, Heng Wang, Yali Zhang, Heping Li, and Yong Liu. Fiber chromatic dispersion measurement with improved measurement range based on chirped intensity modulation[J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(4): B26
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