• DocumentCode
    971659
  • Title

    Repeatable First-Order and Second-Order PMD Emulator Using Binary Polarization Switches

  • Author

    Yan, Lianshan ; Pan, Wei ; Luo, Bin

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Inf. Photonics & Commun., Southwest Jiaotong Unv., Chengdu
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    2111
  • Lastpage
    2113
  • Abstract
    A repeatable first-order and second-order polarization-mode-dispersion (PMD) emulator using binary polarization switches is demonstrated. The rotation angles of polarization switches are plusmn22.5deg and are used in pairs between birefringent elements. Repeatability and stability are also verified in the design. Such a device can be potentially used as a compensator to provide tunable second-order PMD with the same amount of first-order PMD to further optimize the system performance.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical switches; binary polarization switches; first-order PMD emulator; polarization- mode-dispersion; second-order PMD emulator; Birefringence; compensation; emulation; polarization; polarization mode dispersion; polarization switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2008.2006916
  • Filename
    4663582
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=971659