Title :
PMD emulators and signal distortion in 2.48-Gb/s IM-DD lightwave systems
Author :
Prola, C.H., Jr. ; Silva, J. A Pereira da ; Forno, A. O Dal ; Passy, R. ; von der Weid, J.P. ; Gisin, N.
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fDate :
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Effects of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on 2.48 Gb/s IM-DD lightwave systems are experimentally observed by using PMD emulators made with segments of highly birefringent fiber with random-mode coupling splices. Random birefringence between mode couplings was also included in the emulator. The measurements indicate that the eye diagram is corrupted by PMD values above 10 ps.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical noise; 10 ps; 2.48 Gbit/s; Gb/s IM-DD lightwave systems; IM-DD lightwave systems; PMD emulators; PMD values; eye diagram; highly birefringent fiber; mode couplings; polarization mode dispersion; random birefringence; random-mode coupling splices; signal distortion; Birefringence; Distortion measurement; Optical coupling; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical noise; Polarization mode dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
