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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2009
Applicants:

Mikhail Brodsky, Millburn, NJ (US);

Peter Magill, Freehold, NJ (US);

Mikhail Boroditsky, South Amboy, NJ (US);

Cristian Antonelli, Sulmona, IT;

Antonio Mecozzi, L'Aquila, IT;

Inventors:

Mikhail Brodsky, Millburn, NJ (US);

Peter Magill, Freehold, NJ (US);

Mikhail Boroditsky, South Amboy, NJ (US);

Cristian Antonelli, Sulmona, IT;

Antonio Mecozzi, L'Aquila, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01J 4/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining the birefringence autocorrelation length of a fiber in a non-destructive manner. The PMD of an optical fiber is measured over a first optical spectrum. A Faraday rotation angle is measured over a second optical spectrum. The birefringence autocorrelation length is determined from the measuring of the PMD and the Faraday rotation angle.


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