Title :
Variable second-order PMD module without first-order PMD
Author :
Phua, P.B. ; Haus, Hermann A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a module that generates variable second-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) without producing any first-order PMD. It is based on four identical fixed differential group delay segments arranged in a symmetrical manner. Only one control parameter varies the magnitude of second-order PMD.
Keywords :
modules; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical rotation; control parameter; differential group delay; four identical fixed differential group delay segments; optical communication; phase plates; polarization mode dispersion; real transmission fiber; symmetrical manner; variable second-order PMD module; Bit rate; Communication system control; Concatenated codes; Delay lines; Emulation; Feedback; Feedforward systems; Optical variables control; Polarization mode dispersion; Student members;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2002.806329
