A high order PMD Emulator

Russell Chipman, Ravinderkumar Kinnera

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Abstract

A system for generating polarization mode dispersion has been developed to reproduce in the laboratory a close approximation to the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of fiber links. A multi-stage system of rotating wave plates and combinations of birefringent elements generates a mixture of first order, second order and higher order PMD suitable for testing OC-192 and OC-768 hardware. The PMD Emulator can be operated in either static or time-varying modes. In the static mode first order PMD is generated with the Differential Group Delay (DGD) continuously adjustable from 0 to 160 ps. In the dynamic mode time-varying PMD containing first and higher orders is generated with an approximately Maxwellian DGD distribution. The PMD emulator generates PMD variations at adjustable frequencies up to 400 Hz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)227-233
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4532
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 30 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Birefringence
  • Differential group delay (DGD)
  • Polarization
  • Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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