Title :
Measurement of high-order polarization mode dispersion
Author :
Li, Yi ; Eyal, A. ; Hedekvist, P.O. ; Yariv, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new method to measure high-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) using the Jones matrix exponential expansion. High-order PMD is characterized by measuring a series of characteristic matrices, which are convenient quantities for analyzing PMD effects in the time-domain. An experimental method is developed to estimate the validity range of the exponential expansion.
Keywords :
delays; matrix algebra; measurement theory; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; Jones matrix exponential expansion; characteristic matrix; exponential expansion; high-order fibre polarization mode dispersion measurement; optical fibre communication; time-domain; validity range; Bandwidth; Delay; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse measurements; Time domain analysis; Time series analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
