Adaptive PMD compensation using high-birefringence linearly chirped FBG based on a cantilever structure

Muguang Wang; Tangjun Li; Yinglu Zhang; Libo Cai; Jing Zhao; Shuisheng Jian

doi:10.1117/12.689506

3 October 2006 Adaptive PMD compensation using high-birefringence linearly chirped FBG based on a cantilever structure

Muguang Wang, Tangjun Li, Yinglu Zhang, Libo Cai, Jing Zhao, Shuisheng Jian

Proceedings Volume 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV; 63530Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.689506
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2006, Gwangju, South Korea

Abstract

The simple structure of a tunable polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensator based on a cantilever beam and a high-birefringence linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating is proposed. A cantilever structure is used to introduce a linear strain gradient on the grating, and we can tune the compensated differential group delay (DGD) at a fixed signal wavelength just by changing the displacement at the free end of the beam. Based on numerical simulations, the performance of the cantilever structure as a PMD compensator is assessed for 10-Gbits/s nonreturn-to-zero transmission systems with a large DGD. With this compensator, a significant improvement of system performance can be achieved in the eye pattern of a received signal.

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Muguang Wang, Tangjun Li, Yinglu Zhang, Libo Cai, Jing Zhao, and Shuisheng Jian "Adaptive PMD compensation using high-birefringence linearly chirped FBG based on a cantilever structure", Proc. SPIE 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV, 63530Y (3 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.689506

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