DocumentCode
2752914
Title
Field measurements of polarization transients on a long-haul terrestrial link
Author
Nelson, Lynn E. ; Birk, Martin ; Woodward, Sheryl L. ; Magill, Peter
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
833
Lastpage
834
Abstract
We report continuous, multiple-day measurements of polarization transients of a C-band channel on an installed 1800-km terrestrial, wavelength-division-multiplexed link. Both elastic and inelastic transients were observed, with speeds up to 90 degrees in 20 microseconds.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; transients; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band channel; distance 1800 km; field measurement; long haul terrestrial link; multiple day measurements; polarization transients; wavelength division multiplexed link; Digital signal processing; Monitoring; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Transient analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110816
Filename
6110816
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