A novel method for measuring polarization-mode dispersion using four-wave mixing

Author

Song, Shuxian ; Allen, Christopher T. ; Demarest, Kenneth R. ; Hui, Rongqing

Author_Institution

Inf. & Telecommun. Technol. Lab., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA

Volume

17

Issue

12

fYear

1999

fDate

12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2530

Lastpage

2533

Abstract

A method for measuring polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on fiber links using four-wave mixing (FWM) generation is presented. This method uses a probe signal to analyze the signal polarization state via FWM generation. The FWM power transfer function is derived in terms of the Stokes parameters, and is validated using both simulated and experimental results. Based on this transfer function, PMD measurements are presented that agree well with the actual PMD values. Compared to the traditional frequency-domain methods, this new method does not require a motionless condition for the measurement apparatus

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical transfer function; FWM generation; FWM power transfer function; PMD measurement; Stokes parameters; fiber links; fibre polarization-mode dispersion measurement method; four-wave mixing generation; frequency-domain methods; measurement apparatus; motionless condition; probe signal; signal polarization state; transfer function; Distributed power generation; Four-wave mixing; Frequency measurement; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Probes; Signal analysis; Signal generators; Stokes parameters; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.809673

Filename

809673