A Framework for Evaluating the System Penalty From Polarization-Mode Dispersion Using Different Performance Monitoring Techniques

Author

Cornick, Kate E. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Dods, Sarah D. ; Farrell, Peter M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC

Volume

26

Issue

13

fYear

2008

fDate

7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1790

Lastpage

1797

Abstract

We present a theoretical framework relating system penalties from polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) to various monitoring techniques for non-return-to-zero systems. The framework includes models for string length, radio-frequency spectral power, eye opening, and degree of polarization. We validate the models experimentally and show that they are interrelated by common constants specific to the system under investigation.

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical noise; self-phase modulation; PMD; nonreturn-to-zero system; optical fiber communication; performance monitoring technique; polarization-mode dispersion; radiofrequency spectral power; string length; system penalty evaluation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Polarization mode dispersion; Radio frequency; Feedback; optical fiber communications; optical impairments; penalties;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2007.911099

Filename

4608856