A deterministically controlled four-segment polarization-mode dispersion emulator

Author

Phua, P.B. ; Haus, H.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

20

Issue

7

fYear

2002

fDate

7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1132

Lastpage

1140

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel design of a first- and second-order polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) emulator based on four concatenated first-order PMD segments. Instead of polarization scrambling at each junction, we set these polarization rotators according to a statistical schedule, so as to produce a realistic probability density function of the first- and second-order PMD presented in long-haul transmission fiber.

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; probability; statistical analysis; concatenated first-order PMD segments; deterministically controlled four-segment polarization-mode dispersion emulator; first-order polarization-mode dispersion emulator design; long-haul transmission fiber; polarization rotators; polarization scrambling; realistic probability density function; second-order polarization-mode dispersion emulator design; statistical schedule; Concatenated codes; Delay lines; Frequency; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Power cables; Probability density function;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2002.800328

Filename

1026383