• DocumentCode
    1591360
  • Title

    PDL and PMD emulation with control of amplitude and spectral dependence to a sub-channel level across the C-band

  • Author

    Clarke, Ian G. ; Abakoumov, Dmitri ; Bolger, J.A. ; Zhou, Hao ; Frisken, Steve ; Poole, Simon ; Baxter, Glenn

  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present results of a polarization diverse LCoS wavelength processor. Applications include impairment simulation of broadband, channelized and intra-band PMD and PDL for detailed experimental sensitivity analysis in dual-polarization coherent transmission.
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal on silicon; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; polarisation; sensitivity analysis; C-band; LCoS wavelength processor; PDL emulation; PMD emulation; amplitude control; broadband impairment simulation; channelized impairment simulation; dual-polarization coherent transmission; intra-band PMD impairment simulation; sensitivity analysis; spectral dependence control; sub-channel level; Delay; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875605