Title :
Cross-polarization modulation: theory and measurement of a two-channel WDM system
Author :
Phillips, M.R. ; Woodward, S.L.
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
The high-speed polarization change of a probe channel induced by the optical Kerr effect in a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical fiber link is measured using a polarimeter. The average and time-varying output polarization excursions (Stokes vector) are mapped on the Poincare´ sphere and agree well with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
Poincare mapping; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; polarimetry; wavelength division multiplexing; Poincare sphere; Stokes vector; cross-polarization modulation; high-speed polarization change; optical Kerr effect; optical fiber link; polarimeter; polarization excursions; probe channel; two-channel WDM system; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; optical Kerr effect; polarization; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.856325
