Title :
A comparison of measurement techniques for differential group delay in a long-haul optical system
Author :
Xu, H. ; Marks, B.S. ; Yan, Lijun ; Menyuk, C.R. ; Carter, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We compare five methods for measuring the differential group delay (DGD) in a long-haul system. The commonly-used Jones matrix eigen analysis (JME) method is insensitive to polarisation dependent loss (PDL), but sensitive to Stokes noise. The other methods are more sensitive to PDL.
Keywords :
delays; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; matrix algebra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical noise; Jones matrix eigen analysis; Stokes noise; differential group delay measurement; long-haul optical system; polarisation dependent loss;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
