Evaluation and mitigation of polarization mode dispersion impairments in high-speed transmission systems

Chongjin Xie; Lothar Möller

doi:10.1117/12.687943

21 September 2006 Evaluation and mitigation of polarization mode dispersion impairments in high-speed transmission systems

Chongjin Xie, Lothar Möller

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Proceedings Volume 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV; 635310 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687943
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2006, Gwangju, South Korea

Abstract

We first compare different polarization mode dispersion (PMD) models for evaluating PMD impairments. We show that, compared with the all-order PMD model, most of the known first- and second-order PMD models overestimate the PMD induced distortions. Then we discuss various PMD mitigation techniques. We show that modulation formats have a big impact on choosing the most effective PMD compensation techniques. Not only do the benefits of using PMD compensators (PMDCs) depend on modulation formats, but the designing of a PMDC is largely affected by modulation formats as well. Some multi-channel PMD mitigation techniques for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems are also discussed.

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Chongjin Xie and Lothar Möller "Evaluation and mitigation of polarization mode dispersion impairments in high-speed transmission systems", Proc. SPIE 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV, 635310 (21 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687943

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