DocumentCode
1543844
Title
The residual polarization of coherent orthogonal channels for all-optical networking applications
Author
Möller, Lothar ; Westbrook, Paul S. ; Behringer, Robert E. ; Buhl, Larry L.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
13
Issue
11
fYear
2001
Firstpage
1251
Lastpage
1253
Abstract
We demonstrate that the "residual polarization" of two coherent orthogonally polarized channels can be used as an all-optical, bit rate, and format-independent feedback signal to control the two underlying signal polarizations.
Keywords
light coherence; optical feedback; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication channels; all-optical networking applications; bit rate; coherent orthogonal channels; coherent orthogonally polarized channels; format-independent feedback signal; residual polarization; signal polarization control; High speed optical techniques; High-speed electronics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Stokes parameters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.959380
Filename
959380
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