Title :
Broadband PMD mitigation using a mid-span polarization controller
Author :
Boroditsky, M. ; Antonelli, C. ; Mecozzi, A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose a broadband PMD mitigation technique for WDM systems based on a simple polarization rotator placed mid-span. We show that the PMD-induced penalty in telecommunication systems can be significantly reduced.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; wavelength division multiplexing; PMD-induced penalty; WDM systems; broadband PMD mitigation; midspan polarization controller; polarization rotator; telecommunication systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
