Title :
Statistical measurement of the combined effect of PMD and PDL using a 10-Gb/s recirculating loop testbed
Author :
Yan, L.-S. ; Yu, Q. ; Xie, Y. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The combined effect of polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) is investigated statistically using a 10-Gb/s, 8/spl times/82-km, recirculating fiber-loop testbed. As average PDL varies from 1.0 to 2.1 dB with a fixed average PMD of 18 ps, the power penalty at 2% probability increases from 2.5 to 4.3 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; probability; statistical analysis; 1.0 to 2.1 dB; 18 ps; fixed average PMD; polarisation mode dispersion; polarization dependent loss; power penalty; probability; recirculating fiber-loop testbed; recirculating loop testbed; statistical measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Page description languages; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
