Title :
Polarization mode dispersion emulator
Author :
Lima, I.R., Jr. ; Khosravani, R. ; Ebrahimi, P. ; Ibragimov, E. ; Willner, A.E. ; Menyuk, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We investigate a new technique to realistically emulate polarization mode dispersion. We demonstrate that 15 sections of polarization-maintaining fiber with randomly rotatable connections emulates an almost ideal Maxwellian differential group delay (DGD) distribution, whereas fixed connections is inadequate.
Keywords :
birefringence; delays; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber polarization; optical fiber testing; optical fiber theory; differential group delay distribution; fixed connections; ideal Maxwellian DGD distribution; optical fibre testing; polarization mode dispersion emulator; polarization-maintaining fiber; randomly rotatable connections; Birefringence; Connectors; Delay; Frequency; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Random variables;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868513
