DocumentCode
356450
Title
A programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator for systematic testing of 10 Gb/s PMD compensators
Author
Damask, J.N.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
28
Abstract
A programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator is demonstrated first and higher-order PMD is systematically generated. Twelve birefringent crystals with 10 ps differential-group-delay apiece are mounted in twelve computer controlled motorized rotating stages.
Keywords
birefringence; delays; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber polarization; optical fiber testing; 10 Gbit/s; 10 ps; Gb/s PMD compensator testing; birefringent crystals; computer controlled motorized rotating stages; programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator; ps differential-group-delay; systematic testing; Birefringence; Crystals; Emulation; Frequency; Guidelines; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Stability; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868512
Filename
868512
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