Adjustable compensation of polarization mode dispersion using a high-birefringence nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating

Authors
Lee, S Khosravani, R Peng, J Grubsky, V Starodubov, DS Willner, AE Feinberg, J
Citation
S. Lee et al., Adjustable compensation of polarization mode dispersion using a high-birefringence nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating, IEEE PHOTON, 11(10), 1999, pp. 1277-1279
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1277 - 1279
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(199910)11:10<1277:ACOPMD>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We demonstrate an adjustable polarization-mode-dispersion (PMD) compensator . The device uses a nonlinearity chirped fiber Bragg grating written into a high-birefringence photosensitive fiber. By mechanically stretching the gr ating, the device generates a time delay between different polarizations th at is adjustable from 100 to 320 ps and is tunable over 2.3 nm. We demonstr ate tunable PMD compensation of a 10-Gb/s signal that has an initial delay between the two polarization states of 127 or 302 ps.