Title :
A tunable interferometrically stable three-section higher order PMD emulator
Author :
Möller, L. ; Sinsky, J.H. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Buhl, L.L. ; Yao, S.X. ; Yeh, C. ; Shi, Y.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a technique for emulating higher order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) that utilizes a three-section interferometrically stable configuration. Using this approach, we are able to study the impact of higher order PMD on 10-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero and carrier-suppressed return-to-zero signals when first-order PMD is zero, which is a typical condition that occurs in one-stage optical PMD compensators.
Keywords :
error statistics; light interferometry; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; 10 Gbit/s; carrier-suppressed return-to-zero signals; first-order PMD; higher order PMD; nonreturn-to-zero signals; one-stage optical PMD compensators; polarization mode dispersion; tunable interferometrically stable three-section higher order PMD emulator; Birefringence; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Stochastic systems;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.805857
