Importance-sampled pulse broadening statistics before and after PMD compensation

Author

Fogal, Sarah L. ; Biondini, Gino ; Kath, William L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Appl. Math., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

372

Lastpage

374

Abstract

We have shown analytically and numerically that, when a variable-delay polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) compensator is used, the residual pulse broadening (or its minimum value) is proportional to second-order PMD, even in cases where the PMD correlation bandwidth exceeds the pulse bandwidth. Since second-order PMD is one of the main factors contributing to the pulse broadening after PMD compensation, numerical investigations of PMD compensators should take into account a wide range of second-order PMD values.

Keywords

compensation; importance sampling; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; statistical analysis; PMD compensation; PMD compensators; PMD correlation bandwidth; importance-sampled pulse broadening statistics; residual pulse broadening; second-order PMD; second-order PMD values; variable-delay polarisation mode dispersion compensator; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Delay lines; Higher order statistics; Monte Carlo methods; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036425

Filename

1036425