Limitations to first-order PMD compensation in WDM systems due to XPM-induced PSP changes

Author

Khosravani, R. ; Xie, Y. ; Yan, L.-S. ; Song, Y.W. ; Willner, A.E. ; Menyuk, C.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

17-22 March 2001

Abstract

We show both numerically and experimentally that the nonlinear phase change due to cross-phase modulation (XPM) induces a bit-pattern-dependent change in the state-of-polarization that translates to uncertainty in the principal states of polarization (PSP). This effect severely limits the effectiveness of first-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) post-compensation and suggests the use of in-line compensation.

Keywords

compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM systems; XPM-induced PSP changes; bit-pattern-dependent change; cross-phase modulation; first-order PMD compensation; first-order PMD post compensation; first-order polarization mode dispersion; in-line compensation; nonlinear phase change; state-of-polarization; Birefringence; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-655-9

Type

conf

Filename

928438