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Controlled and compact first‐ and second‐order polarization mode dispersion emulator
Author(s) -
Santos Bessa dos,
Coelho Thiago V. N.,
Silveira Daniel D.,
Silva Vinicius N. H.,
LópezBarbero Andres P.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.28939
Subject(s) - polarization mode dispersion , microwave , polarization (electrochemistry) , dispersion (optics) , electronic engineering , actuator , optics , physics , materials science , engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , telecommunications , chemistry
In this article, the development of a controllable and compact polarization mode dispersion (PMD) emulator device, based on piezoelectric actuators, is presented. Using this device, the first‐ and second‐order PMD is reproduced in a controlled and compact way, allowing its use as a reliable metrological reference for PMD compensators. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 57:765–769, 2015