Title :
Novel method for the measurement of the wavelength-resolved high-resolution polarization state of optical signals and application to the monitoring of communication signals
Author :
Villafranca, Asier ; Sevillano, P. ; Pellejer, Enrique ; Pelayo, Javier ; Subias, Jesus
Author_Institution :
Aragon Photonics Labs. S.L.U., Zaragoza, Spain
Abstract :
We present a method for the characterization of the polarization state of the optical spectrum components of an optical signal with high resolution (80 fm). Polarization dependence of stimulated Brillouin scattering is used to obtain the projections of the high-resolution optical spectrum to a state determined by controlling the polarization state of the pump signal. Combining data from different polarizations we extract the wavelength-resolved optical polarization state of the signals. Applications of this measurement to the study of polarization effects in communication signals are also presented.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical information processing; polarisation; communication signals; communication signals monitoring; high-resolution optical spectrum; optical signals; optical spectrum components; polarization dependence; polarization effects; polarization state; pump signal; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength-resolved high-resolution polarization; Monitoring; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Scattering; PMD; polarization; signal monitoring; spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cartagena
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2013.6602787
