Title :
Measurement of second-order polarization-mode dispersion vectors in optical fibers
Author :
Jopson, R.M. ; Nelson, L.E. ; Kogelnik, H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) measurement technique is described that allows the determination of second- and higher order PMD vectors in optical fibers. The algorithm, based on Muller matrices, requires the launch of only two polarizations per wavelength and uses large rotation angles as well as interleaving to attain low-noise high-resolution PMD data. It has been applied to fibers ranging from 2 to 40 ps in mean PMD.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical noise; 2 to 40 ps; Muller matrices; algorithm; fibers; higher order polarization-mode dispersion vectors; interleaving; large rotation angles; low-noise high-resolution polarization mode dispersion data; mean polarization-mode dispersion; optical fibers; polarization-mode dispersion measurement technique; polarizations; second-order polarization-mode dispersion vectors; Frequency; Interleaved codes; Measurement techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Vectors;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
