Title :
A programmable second-order PMD emulator and precision PMD measurement system based on a variable Faraday rotator
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
We have proposed a programmable PMD Emulator and its measurement system based on a variable Faraday rotator. This emulator can generate two components of SOPMD, which measured by developed measurement system agree with the simulation.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; polarization mode dispersion; precision PMD measurement system; programmable second-order PMD emulator; variable Faraday rotator; Birefringence; Degradation; Electric variables measurement; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Photonics; Polarization mode dispersion; Rotation measurement; Telephony;
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.2003.1224310
