• DocumentCode
    600514
  • Title

    Field trial of a novel non-intrusive method for in-service PMD measurements in fiber-optic networks

  • Author

    Xia, Tiejun J. ; Wellbrock, Glenn A. ; Peterson, Daniel L. ; Heismann, F. ; Lecouche, V. ; Sauron, F. ; Champavere, Andre

  • Author_Institution
    Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We have tested a non-intrusive PMD measurement method which monitors and analyzes the in-band high-resolution frequency-dependence in the polarization states of traffic signals. The method is applicable to single-polarization optical signals with arbitrary modulation format.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical variables measurement; fiber-optic networks; in-band high-resolution frequency-dependence; non-intrusive PMD measurement; single-polarization optical signals; Frequency measurement; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476337