Polarization Mode Dispersion Management Using Unidirectionally Spun Fibers

Author

Galtarossa, Andrea ; Palmieri, Luca ; Pizzinat, Anna ; Schenato, Luca

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ.

Volume

24

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3976

Lastpage

3981

Abstract

Optical fiber links made by concatenating unidirectionally spun fibers with alternate helicities are considered. The polarization mode dispersion of such links is thoroughly analyzed, and it is shown that with a proper design of the link, substantial differential group delay (DGD) reduction can be achieved. In particular, the highest performance is attained when a well-defined balance condition is satisfied. By relaxing this condition, a tradeoff between the complexity of the link structure and the DGD reduction can be achieved as well

Keywords

delays; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication network management; differential group delay; link structure complexity; optical fiber links; polarization mode dispersion management; unidirectionally spun fibers; Birefringence; Delay effects; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Performance analysis; Polarization mode dispersion; Differential group delay (DGD); fiber birefringence; fiber optics communications; polarization mode dispersion (PMD); spun fibers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.883127

Filename

4012194