• DocumentCode
    1872675
  • Title

    Adaptive PMD compensation for 170 Gbit/s RZ transmission systems with alternating polarisation

  • Author

    Schmidt, Martin ; Witte, Martin ; Buchali, Fred ; Lach, E. ; Bulow, Henning

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We report on adaptive PMD (polarisation mode dispersion) compensation in a 170 Gbit/s RZ transmission system with alternating polarisation. The PMD tolerance is significantly improved using an asymmetric rather than symmetric setup of the two-stage PMD compensator.
  • Keywords
    compensation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; 170 Gbit/s; DWDM; PMD tolerance; RZ transmission systems; adaptive PMD compensation; alternating polarisation; asymmetric setup; polarisation mode dispersion; two-stage PMD compensator; Bit error rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Probability; Technological innovation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192835
  • Filename
    1501366