Patent ID: 6141090
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G02B,H04B

Abstract:
A method of constructing a chromatic dispersion map for a first cable segment having positive dispersion and a second cable segment having negative dispersion, the method CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of:(a) measuring the integrated dispersion of at least a portion of a first fiber optic cable as a function of cable length to provide a first set of data;(b) measuring the integrated dispersion of at least a portion of a second fiber optic cable as a function of cable length to provide a second set of data; and(c) reflecting the second set of data about a line representing zero length, and linearly translating the reflected second set of data by length L.sub.S along an axis representing length and by dispersion D.sub.S along an axis representing integrated dispersion, to provide a transformed second set of data.