Title :
Dispersion compensation module as a polarization hinge
Author :
Brodsky, M. ; Martinez, J.C. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Sirenko, A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We study polarization rotations by a dispersion compensation module responding to quasi-periodic room temperature oscillations. The rotations seems to have a functional temperature dependence on short time scales interrupted by rather abrupt shifts occurring, on average, every month.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; thermo-optical effects; 293 to 298 K; dispersion compensation module; polarization hinge; polarization rotations; quasiperiodic oscillations; room temperature oscillations;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
