Title :
Stabilizing PMD Compensators by Means of Polarization Dithering
Author :
Ciaramella, E. ; Matarazzo, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
Feedback-based single-stage polarization-mode dispersion compensators can suffer from dynamical limitations. These can be prevented by modulating the polarization of the transmitted signal. A high-depth modulation can result in high jitter and partial eye closure. A low-depth modulation (dithering) effectively stabilizes the compensator while it does not introduce significant system penalty.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; feedback-based single-stage polarization-mode dispersion compensators; fiber-optic communication; high-depth modulation; outage probability; polarization dithering; Birefringence; Communication system control; Degradation; Jitter; Numerical simulation; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Polarization mode dispersion; Signal analysis; Fiber-optic communication; outage probability; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); polarization-mode dispersion compensation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.908646
