• DocumentCode
    841385
  • Title

    Impact of polarization-mode dispersion on measurement of zero-dispersion wavelength through four-wave mixing

  • Author

    Lin, Q. ; Agrawal, Govind P.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1719
  • Lastpage
    1721
  • Abstract
    We develop a vector theory of four-wave mixing and use it to discuss the impact of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on measurements of the variations of the zero-dispersion wavelength along an optical fiber. We show that the PMD induces large fluctuations in the idler power and affects considerably the accuracy of such measurements.
  • Keywords
    multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; four-wave mixing; polarization-mode dispersion; vector theory; zero-dispersion wavelength; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Polarization mode dispersion; Signal processing; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.819727
  • Filename
    1253513
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=841385