Autocorrelation function of the single PC polarization-mode dispersion emulator

Author

Lize, Yannick Keith ; Palmer, Leigh ; Aubé, Maryse ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Lacroix, Suzanne ; Kashyap, Raman

Author_Institution

Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Univ. of Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

18

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

217

Lastpage

219

Abstract

The discrete structure of multisection polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) emulators is known to artificially correlate the PMD affecting different channels in a wavelength-division multiplexing system, thus limiting their usefulness in accurately emulating broad-band PMD. We report on the correlation properties of a novel single polarization controller (PC) PMD emulator, which offers scalability with the number of emulator sections through component reuse. We report a background level of the PMD frequency autocorrelation function of 0.66%, for a 50-section emulator, the lowest experimentally demonstrated for a PMD emulator, which makes the single PC PMD emulator an instrument of choice for research and development of broad-band PMD mitigation strategies.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; autocorrelation function; background level; broad-band PMD; broad-band PMD mitigation strategies; correlation properties; multisection PMD emulators; polarization-mode dispersion emulator; scalability; single PC emulator; single polarization controller; wavelength-division multiplexing system; Autocorrelation; Birefringence; Frequency; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Scalability; Wavelength division multiplexing; Autocorrelation function; emulators; optical communication; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2001.861304

Filename

1561337