Title :
Impact of polarization-mode dispersion on measurement of zero-dispersion wavelength through four-wave mixing
Author :
Lin, Q. ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We develop a vector theory of four-wave mixing and use it to discuss the impact of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on measurements of the variations of the zero-dispersion wavelength along an optical fiber. We show that the PMD induces large fluctuations in the idler power and affects considerably the accuracy of such measurements.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; four-wave mixing; polarization-mode dispersion; vector theory; zero-dispersion wavelength; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Polarization mode dispersion; Signal processing; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.819727
