Title :
Time evolution of polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers
Author :
Cameron, John ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi ; Stears, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada
Abstract :
The fluctuation of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) due to environmental change is an important issue for fiber-optic communication systems. We measure the time evolution of PMD for installed aerial and buried cables and for a spooled fiber in a temperature controlled chamber. The results show that PMD fluctuates much more rapidly for aerial cables than for buried cables. The magnitude of PMD is different for the three fibers and our results also show that the magnitude of PMD fluctuation depends on the magnitude of the PMD.
Keywords :
fluctuations; optical cables; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; PMD fluctuation; PMD magnitude; aerial cables; buried cables; environmental change; fiber-optic communication systems; optical fiber dispersion; optical fibre communication; polarization mode dispersion; spooled fiber; temperature controlled chamber; time evolution; Communication cables; Communication system control; Fluctuations; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Temperature control; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
