Title :
All-Order Polarization-Mode Dispersion (PMD) Compensation via Virtually Imaged Phased Array (VIPA)-Based Pulse Shaper
Author :
Miao, Houxun ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Mirkin, Leo ; Miller, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
fDate :
4/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrated all-order polarization-mode dispersion compensation using a virtually imaged phased-array-based transmission pulse shaper. We reduced the pulsewidth of polarization-mode dispersed pulses from more than 100 ps to their original 15 ps.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse shaping; optical fiber communication; polarization-mode dispersion; ultrafast pulse shaping; virtually imaged phased array; Band pass filters; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical retarders; Phased arrays; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse shaping methods; Optical fiber communication; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); ultrafast pulse shaping; virtually imaged phased array (VIPA);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.918893
