Comparison of different feedback signals for one-stage polarization-mode dispersion compensators

Author

Xie, Chongjin ; Moller, L.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

17

Issue

3

fYear

2005

fDate

3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

570

Lastpage

572

Abstract

The performance of a one-stage polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensator with different feedback signals is studied and compared with that of a pure first-order PMD compensator. We show that the performance of the one-stage PMD compensator has a strong dependence on feedback signals, and that the efficiency of some feedback signals depends on modulation formats. With proper choice of feedback signals, the one-stage PMD compensator can achieve better performance than the first-order PMD compensator.

Keywords

compensation; feedback; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; feedback signals; fiber optic communications; modulation formats; one-stage PMD compensators; polarization-mode dispersion; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Modulation; Monitoring; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; RF signals; Radio frequency; Compensators; feedback signals; fiber optical communications; modulation formats; polarization; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.842348

Filename

1396017