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Goal:
Develop measurement techniques and calibration standards for the
characterization of optical fiber and passive optical components.
Customer
Base: Primarily optical communications and optical fiber sensors
industries.
Metrology
Transfer: Measurement calibration and traceability provided
to customers through Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), Special
Test services (NIST measurements of customer fibers and components),
and publications.
Impact:
The specifications of most of the optical fiber produced throughout
the world are traceable to national standards through SRMs developed
by the Group.
Spectral
and Nonlinear Properties
- Wavelength standards
- Raman amplifier gain
- Supercontinuum generation and frequency combs
- Polarization-dependent wavelength shift
Interferometry
and Polarimetry
- Chromatic
dispersion
- Relative group delay
- Polarization-mode dispersion
- Low coherence Interferometry
- Fiber Bragg grating sensors
Symposium
on Optical Fiber Measurements
In even-numbered years, the Group organizes the Symposium
on Optical Fiber Measurements (SOFM) that draws around 200 metrologists
from around the world and provides a forum for presenting the
latest research in the field.
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