Title :
Planar lightwave circuit polarization mode dispersion compensator
Author :
Saida, Takashi ; Takiguchi, Koichi ; Kuwahara, Shoichiro ; Kisaka, Yoshiaki ; Miyamoto, Yutaka ; Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Shibata, Tomohiro ; Okamoto, Katsunari
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricated an integrated-type optical PMD compensator on a silica-based planar lightwave circuit, where an endless polarization controller and a polarization-dependent delay line are installed. We confirmed its operational principle in a 43-Gbps transmission system.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light polarisation; optical fibre dispersion; 43 Gbit/s; endless polarization controller; integrated-type optical PMD compensator; polarization mode dispersion compensator; polarization-dependent delay line; silica-based planar lightwave circuit; Circuits; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters; Polarization mode dispersion; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989407