Comparison of polarization mode dispersion emulators

Author

Lima, Ivan T., Jr. ; Khosravani, Reza ; Ebrahimi, Paniz ; Ibragimov, Edem ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Willner, Alan Eli

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, USA

Volume

19

Issue

12

fYear

2001

fDate

12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1872

Lastpage

1881

Abstract

We analyze polarization mode dispersion (PMD) emulators comprised of a small number of sections of polarization-maintaining fibers with polarization scattering at the beginning of each section. Unlike previously studied devices, these emulators allow the emulation of a whole ensemble of fibers. We derive an analytical expressions and determine two main criteria that characterize the quality of PMD emulation. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions

Keywords

light scattering; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; PMD emulation; optical fiber communication; polarization maintaining fibers; polarization mode dispersion emulators; polarization scattering; Birefringence; Computer science; Emulation; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Polarization mode dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.971679

Filename

971679