Pulsewidth compression in optical components with polarization mode dispersion using polarization controls

Author

Chen, Liang ; Yañez, Mauricio ; Huang, Chao ; Bao, Xiaoyi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

19

Issue

6

fYear

2001

fDate

6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

830

Lastpage

836

Abstract

An algorithm capable of finding the input and output states of polarization for pulsewidth narrowing at the output of an optical fiber with polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is analytically presented and numerically solved. It has been demonstrated theoretically and experimentally that the output pulses can he narrower than the input pulses when PMD is compensated by controlling both the input polarization and the receiver polarization states. The cost of this improvement is a reduction of the optical power in the output pulse

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical control; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse compression; optical receivers; input polarization; input pulses; input states; optical components; optical fiber polarization mode dispersion; optical power; output pulse; output pulses; output states; polarization controls; polarization mode dispersion; pulsewidth compression; pulsewidth narrowing; receiver polarization states; Algorithm design and analysis; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse compression methods; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.927510

Filename

927510