Title :
Compact, all-fiber PMD emulator using an integrated series of thin-film micro-heaters
Author :
Hauer, M.C. ; Yu, Q. ; Willner, A.E. ; Lyons, E.R. ; Lin, C.H. ; Au, A.A. ; Lee, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 30-section, compact, all-fiber polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) emulator that uses an integrated series of evaporated micro-heaters to thermally tune the birefringence of each differential group delay (DGD) section and accurately reproduce PMD statistics.
Keywords :
birefringence; micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; statistical analysis; DGD section; PMD emulator; PMD statistics; all-fiber polarisation mode dispersion emulator; differential group delay; emulator designs; evaporated micro-heaters; thin-film micro-heaters; Birefringence; Crystals; Frequency; Optical computing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Silicon; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036426
