Title :
Polarisation mode dispersion compensation of chirped Bragg gratings used as chromatic dispersion compensators
Author :
Rochette, M. ; LaRochelle, S. ; Cortes, P.Y. ; Guy, M. ; Lauzon, J.
Author_Institution :
COPL, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
fDate :
2/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present a technique for compensating for polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) induced by a chirped Bragg grating by using a short length of highly birefringent fibre. A recirculating loop experiment demonstrates complete PMD compensation of the chirped Bragg grating. This simple method can be extended to the deterministic PMD compensation of any component
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; chirp modulation; compensation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; chirped Bragg grating; chromatic dispersion compensator; highly birefringent fibre; polarisation mode dispersion compensation; recirculating loop;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000320
