• DocumentCode
    1687350
  • Title

    Ultrafast sampling of complex polarization components for characterizing polarization mode dispersion

  • Author

    Okamoto, Keiji ; Fan, Xinyu ; Ito, Fumihiko

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Corp., Ibaraki
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the ultrafast observation of the complex polarization components by using a multi-channel linear optical sampling technique. Simultaneous characterization of the temporal waveform and the PMD provides a unique feature for diagnosing high-speed channels.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical information processing; signal sampling; waveform analysis; complex polarization components; multichannel linear optical sampling technique; polarization mode dispersion; temporal waveform characterization; ultrafast sampling; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Polarization mode dispersion; Sampling methods; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348836
  • Filename
    4348836