Title :
A programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator for systematic testing of 10 Gb/s PMD compensators
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator is demonstrated first and higher-order PMD is systematically generated. Twelve birefringent crystals with 10 ps differential-group-delay apiece are mounted in twelve computer controlled motorized rotating stages.
Keywords :
birefringence; delays; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber polarization; optical fiber testing; 10 Gbit/s; 10 ps; Gb/s PMD compensator testing; birefringent crystals; computer controlled motorized rotating stages; programmable polarization-mode dispersion emulator; ps differential-group-delay; systematic testing; Birefringence; Crystals; Emulation; Frequency; Guidelines; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Stability; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868512
