Title :
Polarization-mode dispersion study of a circulating loop
Author :
Dorrer, C. ; Maywar, D.N. ; Lakoba, T.I.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We measure the differential group delay of a circulating loop and show that its average value grows nearly linearly with the number of circulations. The loop is made to mimic a straight-line system by appropriate scrambling.
Keywords :
delays; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication transmission lines; circulating loop; differential group delay measurement; polarization-mode dispersion; Delay; Frequency; Laboratories; Lighting control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Switches; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
