PMD-PDL Emulator Designs for Low Interchannel Correlation

Author

Hadjifaradji, Saeed ; Yang, Shiquan ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont.

Volume

18

Issue

22

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2362

Lastpage

2364

Abstract

We report the design of limited sections of polarization-mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss (PMD-PDL) emulators that lead to the lowest averaged frequency interchannel correlation in the wavelength-division-multiplexed systems. We show that emulators with the elements with the minimum PMD and PDL values at the end of the emulator setting with respect to the light propagation have the lowest averaged frequency autocorrelation in the neighboring channels, therefore, the lowest averaged frequency interchannel correlation. Both experiments and simulations are performed to confirm the design principle

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical correlation; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; emulator design; frequency autocorrelation; frequency interchannel correlation; interchannel correlation; light propagation; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-dependent loss; wavelength division multiplexing; Autocorrelation; Birefringence; Frequency; Insertion loss; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Propagation losses; Fiber-optics communications; polarization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.885624

Filename

1717542