• DocumentCode
    945721
  • Title

    Strategies for fast control speed and DC drift avoidance in distributed LiNbO3-based PMD compensators

  • Author

    Noé, Reinhold ; Sandel, David

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Paderborn, Germany
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1050
  • Lastpage
    1052
  • Abstract
    Cascaded mode converters on a birefringent X-cut Y-propagation LiNbO3 chip are ideal "distributed" polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensators. Here, we show how the number of needed control variables can be minimized to permit fastest PMD compensation. Furthermore, a strategy is laid out which allows us to apply zero-mean control voltages for avoidance of the dc drift effect.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; convertors; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; LiNbO3; PMD compensation; birefringent X-cut Y-propagation LiNbO3 chip; cascaded mode converters; control variables; dc drift avoidance; dc drift effect; distributed LiNbO3-based PMD compensators; distributed polarization-mode dispersion compensators; fast control speed; zero-mean control voltages; Delay; Electrodes; Optical buffering; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Optical waveguides; Polarization mode dispersion; Transformers; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.824959
  • Filename
    1281867