• DocumentCode
    1392231
  • Title

    Filter synthesis for broad-band PMD compensation in WDM systems

  • Author

    Möller, Lothar

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1258
  • Lastpage
    1260
  • Abstract
    We present a means of synthesizing an arbitrary 2/spl times/2 Jones matrix filter, e.g., the inverse of a PMD fiber characteristic. The described algorithm allows arbitrarily accurate reduction of PMD in a frequency band. A PMD equalization technique for WDM systems is proposed.
  • Keywords
    compensation; equalisers; matrix algebra; measurement errors; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; PMD equalization technique; WDM systems; accurate PMD reduction; arbitrary 2/spl times/2 Jones matrix filter; broad-band PMD compensation; filter synthesis; frequency band; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical filters; Polarization mode dispersion; Tellurium; Transmission line matrix methods; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.874254
  • Filename
    874254