Title :
A deterministic emulator for the statistical reproduction of a real fiber with accurate PMD statistics up to the third order
Author :
Bogoni, Antonella ; Orlandini, Alessandra ; Poti, Luca
Author_Institution :
CNIT, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A novel deterministic polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) emulator, consisting of delay-sections coupled by rotators is proposed. By opportunely choosing the rotation angles, this device is shown to correctly reproduce the higher order PMD statistics with a reduced number of sections.
Keywords :
higher order statistics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical rotation; accurate PMD statistics; delay-sections; deterministic emulator; deterministic polarization-mode dispersion emulator; higher order PMD statistics; real fiber; rotation angles; rotators; statistical reproduction; third order; Birefringence; Delay lines; Frequency; Higher order statistics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.1021977
