• DocumentCode
    1877867
  • Title

    Design and optimization of polarization mode dispersion emulators for low background autocorrelation

  • Author

    Palmer, L. ; Dods, S.D. ; Farrell, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We show that the frequency correlation of multi-section PMD emulators can be minimized for any given set of birefringent elements. We present a model describing the underlying cause of the correlation, which is verified using simulations.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optimisation; birefringent element set; concatenated-section PMD emulator; differential group delays; emulator optimization; frequency correlation analysis; low background autocorrelation; multisection PMD emulators; polarization mode dispersion; polarization mode dispersion emulators; Autocorrelation; Birefringence; Cyclic redundancy check; Design optimization; Emulation; Frequency response; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Polarization mode dispersion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.193018
  • Filename
    1501556