Title :
A Novel Multi-Stage Automatic PMD Compensator for Polarization-Multiplexed Signals
Author_Institution :
PhotonEx Corp., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
A novel polarization controller and polarization mode dispersion compensator for polarization-multiplexed 42.656 Gb/s channels is presented. Tolerance for chromatic dispersion up to ±30 ps/nm and differential group delay up to 14 ps are measured.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; bit rate 42.656 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion; multistage automatic polarization mode dispersion compensator; polarization-multiplexed signals; Automatic control; Bandwidth; Delay; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Phase modulation; Photoconductivity; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528540
