Title :
Increasing mean DGD measurement accuracy using second order PMD statistics
Author :
Boroditsky, M. ; Brodsky, M. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Magill, P.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs, Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose an independent measure of the mean DGD using the statistics of the second order PMD. Numerical analysis and experiment indicate that this measurement technique reduces the measurement uncertainty.
Keywords :
measurement uncertainty; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical variables measurement; mean DGD measurement accuracy; mean differential group delay; measurement uncertainty; polarization mode dispersion; second order PMD statistics; Bandwidth; Delay estimation; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Length measurement; Measurement techniques; Measurement uncertainty; Optical fiber testing; Performance evaluation; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224305
