• DocumentCode
    1546785
  • Title

    Compensation of polarisation-mode dispersion exceeding one bit period using single high-birefringence fibre

  • Author

    Watley, D.A. ; Farley, K.S. ; Shaw, B.J. ; Lee, W.S. ; Bordogna, G. ; Hadjifotiou, A.P. ; Epworth, R.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Nortel Networks, Harlow Labs., UK
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    6/24/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1094
  • Lastpage
    1095
  • Abstract
    Optical compensation of polarisation-mode dispersion using a tracking electro-optic polarisation controller and a high-birefringence fibre has been demonstrated. A penalty of <1 dB was achieved over a 0-115 ps PMD range, with and without the use of a fibre.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; 0 to 115 ps; high-birefringence fibre; polarisation-mode dispersion; polarisation-mode dispersion compensation; ps PMD range; single high-birefringence fibre; tracking electro-optic polarisation controller;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990734
  • Filename
    784549