Title :
Experimental comparison of PMD-induced system penalty models
Author :
Cornick, Kate E. ; Boroditsky, M. ; Finch, S. ; Dods, S.D. ; Farrell, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Victorian Res. Lab., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic.
fDate :
5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present experimental investigations of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD)-induced system penalties arising from an all-order PMD source, for amplified spontaneous emission and thermally limited systems. Further, we compare the experimental first-order PMD-induced penalties with predictions from both the string length model and the modified quadratic model. We show that the both models are in good agreement with the experimental data. The major difference between the two models is in the measurement requirements, which are less stringent for the string length method
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; superradiance; PMD-induced system penalty; all-order PMD source; amplified spontaneous emission; modified quadratic model; optical fiber communications; polarization-mode dispersion; string length model; system penalty models; thermally limited systems; Australia; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Predictive models; Signal to noise ratio; Spontaneous emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Optical fiber communications; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); string lengths; system penalties;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.874688
