Title :
Performance analysis of polarimetric PMD monitoring by real-time optical Fourier transformers
Author :
Llorente, Roberto ; Clavero, Raquel ; Marti, Javier
Author_Institution :
Fibre-Radio Group, Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Valencia
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A spectral polarimeter based on the real-time optical Fourier transform of one or some consecutive Gaussian pulses extracted from an optical transmission link is proposed and its operational limits evaluated. Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) is calculated from the state-of-polarization spectral rotation rate with 0.36-GHz spectral resolution. The experimental results show sucessful PMD measurement inside 1.9-ps Gaussian return-to-zero pulses in good agreement with the theoretical calculations
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; polarimeters; polarimetry; 1.9 ps; Gaussian pulse; optical Fourier transformer; optical transmission link; polarimetric PMD monitoring; polarization-mode dispersion; return-to-zero pulse; state-of-polarization spectral rotation rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Performance analysis; Polarization mode dispersion; Transformers; Optical communication; optical fiber measurements; optical fiber polarization; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.875522
