Polarization mode dispersion and its mitigation in optical networks

PMD effects impose severe penalties on older fiber plants at 10Gb/s and on virtually all plants at 40Gb/s. An optical compensator can mitigate these penalties, allowing error-free performance without severely limiting the regenerator distances. A repeatable, calibrated PMD emulator allows thorough t...

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Main Authors: Rochford, K.B., Gray, G.R., Veasey, D.L.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Intelligent networks
Optical distortion
Optical fiber devices
Optical fiber networks
Optical fiber polarization
Optical fiber testing
Optical noise
Optical receivers
Polarization mode dispersion
Signal to noise ratio
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Summary:PMD effects impose severe penalties on older fiber plants at 10Gb/s and on virtually all plants at 40Gb/s. An optical compensator can mitigate these penalties, allowing error-free performance without severely limiting the regenerator distances. A repeatable, calibrated PMD emulator allows thorough testing of a polarisation mode dispersion compensator (PMDC) and the calculation of outage probabilities used by system designers.
ISSN:1099-4742
2376-8614
DOI:10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027564