Title :
Non-intrusive estimation of PMD-induced penalty via high speed, high resolution spectral polarimeter
Author :
Wang, S.X. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Boroditsky, M. ; Brodsky, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
We developed and tested a non-disruptive technique for estimating PMD-induced system penalties based on spectral polarization measurements. This technique is able to track penalty in milliseconds, and can be scaled to monitor the C-band
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; polarimeters; PMD-induced penalty; spectral polarimeter; Delay estimation; High speed optical techniques; Length measurement; Monitoring; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.216009
