Title :
Performance evaluation of single-section and three-section PMD compensators using extended Monte Carlo methods
Author :
Lima, A.O. ; Lima, T., Jr. ; Menyuk, C.R. ; Zweck, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We evaluate the performance of single-section and three-section PMD compensators. Three-section compensators offer less than twice the advantage of single-section compensators (in dB) due to higher-order PMD correlations.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; compensation; higher order statistics; optical correlation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; extended Monte Carlo method; higher-order correlation; performance evaluation; polarization mode dispersion; single-section PMD compensator; three-section PMD compensator; Control systems; Frequency; Monte Carlo methods; Neodymium; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Random processes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192518
