Implementation of in line first-order PMD monitoring in high-bit-rate links based on supercontinuum generation in normal dispersion regime

Author

Tobia, M. ; Taccheo, Stefano ; Ennser, K. ; Forin, D. ; Tosi-Beleffi, G. ; Guglielminucci, M. ; Curti, F.

Author_Institution

Politecnico di Milano, Milan

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this paper we preliminarily evaluate the possibility to use a supercontinuum based device to in-line monitor RZ transmission link at 40Gb/s and above. The cumulated PMD is supposed to be of first order and by sake of simplicity we assume that is the only cumulated impairment. In case of first order PMD at link end, each pulse will be split over two orthogonal polarization which will be delayed in time.

Keywords

monitoring; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; supercontinuum generation; high-bit-rate links; in line first-order PMD monitoring; normal dispersion regime; orthogonal polarization; supercontinuum generation; Delay effects; Monitoring; Optical filters; Polarization; Power filters; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Supercontinuum generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386470

Filename

4386470