A comparison of measurement techniques for differential group delay in a long-haul optical system

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0269-8433

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2004-02-22

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Xu, H., B. S. Marks, L. Yan, C. R. Menyuk, and G. M. Carter. “A Comparison of Measurement Techniques for Differential Group Delay in a Long-Haul Optical System.” In Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2004), Paper FI4, FI4. Optica Publishing Group, 2004. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OFC-2004-FI4.

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UMBC Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory
UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)
Optical systems
Light propagation
Polarization mode dispersion
UMBC Big Data Analytics Lab
Dispersion
Matrix methods
Polarization

Abstract

We compare five methods for measuring the DGD in a long-haul system. The commonly-used JME method is insensitive to PDL, but sensitive to Stokes noise. The other methods are more sensitive to PDL.