• DocumentCode
    1877839
  • Title

    Novel first and second order polarization mode dispersion emulator

  • Author

    Lizé, Yannick ; Lavoie, Pierre ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Lacroix, Suzanne ; Kashyap, Raman ; Palmer, Leigh

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    A novel, simple and low-cost PMD emulator design is demonstrated in which the multiple polarization scrambling stages are replaced by a single, customized polarization controller. Simulation and experiment confirm that first and second order statistics are accurately emulated.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; PMD; customized polarization controller; first order statistics; polarization mode dispersion emulator; second order statistics; Birefringence; Delay; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Physics; Polarization mode dispersion; Statistical distributions;
  • 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.2005.193016
  • Filename
    1501554