Title :
Design and optimization of polarization mode dispersion emulators for low background autocorrelation
Author :
Palmer, L. ; Dods, S.D. ; Farrell, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We show that the frequency correlation of multi-section PMD emulators can be minimized for any given set of birefringent elements. We present a model describing the underlying cause of the correlation, which is verified using simulations.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optimisation; birefringent element set; concatenated-section PMD emulator; differential group delays; emulator optimization; frequency correlation analysis; low background autocorrelation; multisection PMD emulators; polarization mode dispersion; polarization mode dispersion emulators; Autocorrelation; Birefringence; Cyclic redundancy check; Design optimization; Emulation; Frequency response; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Polarization mode dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193018
