Title :
A simple compensator for high order polarization mode dispersion effects
Author :
Mecozzi, A. ; Shtaif, M. ; Tur, M. ; Nagel, J.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a PMD compensator for the rotation of the principal states with frequency. It requires only two control parameters more than existing first order compensators. The compensation for first order is decoupled from the compensation for high orders and is controlled independently.
Keywords :
compensation; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber polarization; telecommunication channels; PMD compensator; control parameters; first order compensators; high order fiber dispersion compensation; high order polarization mode dispersion effects; optical rotation; principal states; Added delay; Bandwidth; Delay lines; Drives; Equations; Frequency dependence; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Taylor series; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868281
