Title :
All-fiber polarization monitoring and system applications
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the advantages and recent progress in all-fiber polarization monitoring and the applications of this technology to all-optical WDM system applications. Recently demonstrated all-fiber polarimeters show promise of providing low-cost, compact, in-line polarization monitoring. The availability of such devices may enable WDM system applications such as ail-optical, bit-rate independent PMD mitigation and polarization demultiplexing.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; monitoring; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; polarimeters; wavelength division multiplexing; PMD mitigation; all-fiber polarimeters; all-fiber polarization monitoring; all-optical WDM system applications; low-cost polarization monitoring; polarization demultiplexing; system applications; Control systems; Costs; Monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
