• DocumentCode
    2318429
  • Title

    Measuring component DGD by using polarized ASE noise and monitoring the degree of polarization

  • Author

    Nezam, S. M R Motaghian ; McGeehen, J. ; Willner, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    225
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a novel technique for measuring the first and second order PMD of in-line components and PMD emulators by scrambling a narrow band ASE noise source. We show that the PMD is related to the minimum and maximum DOP.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; superradiance; PMD emulators; polarization degree monitoring; polarized ASE noise; scrambling; Bit error rate; Frequency; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1247617
  • Filename
    1247617
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2318429