In-field comparison among polarization-mode-dispersion measurement techniques

Author

Galtarossa, Andrea ; Gianello, Giovanni ; Someda, Carlo G. ; Schiano, Marco

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Elettronica e Inf., Padova Univ., Italy

Volume

14

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

49

Abstract

We report polarization mode dispersion measurements on a 168 km long undersea optical cable, performed with two techniques. From experimental results, statistical behavior of polarization parameters and their time fluctuations have been extracted. An average differential group delay of about 13 ps shows that dispersion-shifted fibers can be affected by a polarization dispersion significantly larger than standard step-index fibers. The correlation length of the polarization-coupling perturbation in the tested fibers is not negligible with respect to the link length

Keywords

fluctuations; optical cables; optical correlation; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; refractive index; statistical analysis; submarine cables; 13 ps; 168 km; average differential group delay; correlation length; dispersion-shifted fibers; in-field comparison; link length; polarization dispersion; polarization mode dispersion measurements; polarization parameters; polarization-coupling perturbation; polarization-mode-dispersion measurement techniques; standard step-index fibers; statistical behavior; tested fibers; time fluctuations; undersea optical cable; Birefringence; Measurement techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Performance evaluation; Polarization mode dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.476135

Filename

476135