High-order polarization mode dispersion emulator

Russell Chipman; Ravinderkumar Kinnera

doi:10.1117/1.1467932

High-order polarization mode dispersion emulator

Russell Chipman, Ravinderkumar Kinnera

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Abstract

A system for generating polarization mode dispersion is developed to reproduce a close approximation to the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of fiber links in the laboratory. A multistage 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 language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	932-937
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1467932
State	Published - May 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Birefringence
Differential group delay
Polarization
Polarization mode dispersion

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Engineering

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