Title :
High-order PMD and PDL emulator
Author :
Waddy, David S. ; Chen, Liang ; Hadjifaradji, Saeed ; Xiaoyi Bao ; Walker, Robert B. ; Mihailov, Stephen J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A high-order combined PMD/PDL emulator is constructed using low-cost fiber Bragg grating taps. The PMD/PDL auto-correlation and DGD statistics are investigated as a metric for how ideal the emulator is. System impact is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; DGD statistics; PMD-PDL auto-correlation; PMD-PDL emulator construction; fiber Bragg grating taps; system impact;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
