Title :
Measuring component DGD by using polarized ASE noise and monitoring the degree of polarization
Author :
Nezam, S. M R Motaghian ; McGeehen, J. ; Willner, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel technique for measuring the first and second order PMD of in-line components and PMD emulators by scrambling a narrow band ASE noise source. We show that the PMD is related to the minimum and maximum DOP.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; superradiance; PMD emulators; polarization degree monitoring; polarized ASE noise; scrambling; Bit error rate; Frequency; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247617
