Differential mode delay (DMD) is a parameter used to characterize the propagation characteristics of optical fibers, particularly in multimode fiber optic systems. The group velocities of different modes in a multimode fiber are generally different, resulting in mode-dependent group delays for a given length of fiber. At each position the temporal response to a short impulse is recorded. After removal of the reference pulse temporal width, the DMD temporal. Power profiles, along with variations in fiber uniformity, can cause modal dispersion which is measured by differential modal delay (DMD). The net effect causes the light pulse to spread over distance. A method for measuring a multimode optical fiber includes: monitoring a temperature change within a measurement time in a DMD measurement of the multimode optical fiber, where the DMD measurement is carried out in an environment in which a magnitude of temperature change is controlled.
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