Polarization-mode dispersion manipulation using periodic polarization modulation

Zeev Zalevsky, Vardit Eckhouse

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Abstract

In this paper we present a novel approach allowing cancellation of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) using a technique involving periodic polarization modulation, passing the optical signal through a polarizer and then sampling it. Digital post processing following the optical polarization modulation allows significant attenuation of the PMD component in the bit stream. Numerical and experimental verification is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)862-868
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Volume6
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Optical fibre devices
  • Polarization mode dispersion

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