Title :
Real-Time All-Order PMD Measurement Using Spectral Interference
Author :
Dogariu, Arthur ; Ji, Philip N. ; Wang, Ting
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
We present a novel technique to measure the real-time differential optical phase spectrum from spectral interference pattern. Good measurement results are obtained on both linear and nonlinear cases through experiment and analytical simulation. From these measured results we can obtain accurate all order PMD information for the optical signal and correspondingly compensate the impairment in optical transmission links and WDM networks.
Keywords :
interference (signal); light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; PMD measurement; WDM networks; optical signal; optical transmission links; polarization mode dispersion; real-time differential optical phase spectrum; spectral interference pattern; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Phase measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Sarnoff Symposium, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1843-5
DOI :
10.1109/SARNOF.2008.4520104
