• DocumentCode
    1746166
  • Title

    Automatic PMD compensation at 40 Gbit/s and 80 Gbit/s using a 3-dimensional DOP evaluation for feedback

  • Author

    Rosenfeldt, H. ; Knothe, C. ; Ulrich, R. ; Brinkmeyer, E. ; Feiste, U. ; Schubert, C. ; Berger, J. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G. ; Ehrhardt, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that polarization scrambling combined with degree of polarization (DOP) evaluation enables polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation without feedback fading due to varying input polarization. PMD of an installed fiber as well as PMD of an emulator was successfully compensated.
  • Keywords
    compensation; light transmission; optical feedback; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; 3D DOP evaluation; 40 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; automatic PMD compensation; degree of polarization; emulator PMD; feedback; feedback fading; input polarization; installed fiber PMD; polarization mode dispersion; polarization scrambling; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Degradation; Ellipsoids; Fading; Impedance matching; Length measurement; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Shape measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927570