Title :
Demonstration of adaptive PMD compensation at 40 Gb/s
Author :
Lanne, S. ; Idler, W. ; Thiery, J.-P. ; Hamaide, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel CRC, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We report for the first time the full experimental assessment of an adaptive PMD compensator at 40 Gb/s over realistic PMD statistics. Results, consolidated by numerical simulations, show that the PMD limit is raised from 4 to 8 ps with the compensator.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; error statistics; numerical analysis; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; 4 ps; 40 Gbit/s; 8 ps; PMD limit; adaptive PMD compensation; adaptive PMD compensator; adaptive polarization mode dispersion compensation; compensator; experimental assessment; numerical simulations; polarization mode dispersion limit; realistic PMD statistics; Adaptive optics; Cyclic redundancy check; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Probability; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
