Title :
Fully automatic PMD compensation at 40 Gbit/s
Author :
Lanne, S. ; Idler, W. ; Thiéry, J.P. ; Hamaide, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel R&I, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
1/3/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The full experimental assessment of an automatic polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) compensator at 40 Gbit/s over realistic PMD statistics is reported. Results, consolidated by numerical simulations, show that the PMD limit is increased twofold with the compensator
Keywords :
compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; probability; statistical analysis; 40 Gbit/s; PMD limit; automatic polarisation mode dispersion compensator; fully automatic PMD compensation; numerical simulations; realistic PMD statistics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020004
