Elliott, Timothy John2020-12-142020-12-141986http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101274A system to measure chromatic dispersion in single-mode optical fibers with near point wavelength resolution is described. Differential propagation constant data for the test fiber is collected by using an acousto-optic modulator to frequency-shift laser light passed to an optical heterodyne. Theoretical developments include a frequency-domain calculation technique for interpreting empirical results. The system is proven infeasible, however, due to inherent noise sensitivityvi, 36 leavesapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1986.E444Dispersion -- MeasurementOptical fibersThesis