Title :
Emulator of first- and second-order polarization-mode dispersion
Author :
Wegmuller, M. ; Demma, S. ; Vinegoni, C. ; Gisin, N.
Author_Institution :
Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland
fDate :
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Contrary to approaches which try to mimic a standard fiber as closely as possible, the emulator presented here gives constant (but user adjustable) values for differential group delay (DGD) and ratio of first- to second-order polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). Once it is set, the ratio is conserved while the DGD can be easily varied within a range of 0-300 ps. This allows to investigate the low-probability events of large DGD and second-order PMD important for system outage.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; probability; 0 to 300 ps; constant values; differential group delay; first-order polarization-mode dispersion; low-probability events; optical fibre communications; polarization-mode dispersion ratios; second-order polarization-mode dispersion; standard fiber; system outage; telecom systems; Birefringence; Bit rate; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Fluctuations; Frequency dependence; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; System testing; Telecommunications;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
