Impact of chirping on polarization-mode dispersion compensated systems

Authors
Lanne, S Penninckx, D Thiery, JP Hamaide, JP
Citation
S. Lanne et al., Impact of chirping on polarization-mode dispersion compensated systems, IEEE PHOTON, 12(11), 2000, pp. 1492-1494
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1492 - 1494
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200011)12:11<1492:IOCOPD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In this letter, we investigate the effect of chirp, resulting from either t he transmitter, chromatic dispersion, or Kerr effect in the fiber, on polar ization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensated systems. We demonstrate both expe rimentally and numerically the deleterious impact of chirping on systems wi th first-order PMD compensation. We present a way to optimize the PMD compe nsator performance by minimizing the total chirp of the signal at the recei ver side.