Title :
Measurement of polarization mode dispersion in systems having polarization dependent loss or gain
Author :
Eyal, A. ; Tur, M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
The principal states of polarization and their propagation characteristics are analyzed for both unitary and nonunitary optical systems in terms of the complex plane representation of polarization. A new method for the estimation of the polarization mode dispersion of the system is proposed together with experimental and simulation results.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; complex plane representation; nonunitary optical systems; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; polarization dependent gain; polarization dependent loss; polarization mode dispersion measurement; principal states of polarization; propagation characteristics; simulation results; unitary optical systems; Frequency dependence; Gain measurement; Loss measurement; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Propagation losses;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
