Performance analysis of polarimetric PMD monitoring by real-time optical Fourier transformers

Author

Llorente, Roberto ; Clavero, Raquel ; Marti, Javier

Author_Institution

Fibre-Radio Group, Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Valencia

Volume

18

Issue

12

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1383

Lastpage

1385

Abstract

A spectral polarimeter based on the real-time optical Fourier transform of one or some consecutive Gaussian pulses extracted from an optical transmission link is proposed and its operational limits evaluated. Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) is calculated from the state-of-polarization spectral rotation rate with 0.36-GHz spectral resolution. The experimental results show sucessful PMD measurement inside 1.9-ps Gaussian return-to-zero pulses in good agreement with the theoretical calculations

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; polarimeters; polarimetry; 1.9 ps; Gaussian pulse; optical Fourier transformer; optical transmission link; polarimetric PMD monitoring; polarization-mode dispersion; return-to-zero pulse; state-of-polarization spectral rotation rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Performance analysis; Polarization mode dispersion; Transformers; Optical communication; optical fiber measurements; optical fiber polarization; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.875522

Filename

1638517