Corrections to fixed analyzer measurements of polarization mode dispersion

Author

Williams, P.A. ; Wang, C.M.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

534

Lastpage

541

Abstract

We report computer simulation results of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) measurements using the fixed analyzer technique. We find a new value for the polarization mode coupling factor of 0.805 (a 2% difference with the old value of 0.824). Systematic biases due to sampling density and extrema thresholding are quantified (6-12% for typical measurement conditions), and a simple correction algorithm is presented which removes the effects of these biases within ±1.7%

Keywords

measurement theory; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; computer simulation results; extrema thresholding; fixed analyzer measurements; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; polarization mode coupling factor; polarization mode dispersion; sampling density; simple correction algorithm; typical measurement conditions; Computational modeling; Density measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser modes; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Sampling methods; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.664060

Filename

664060