Open AccessMeasurement of polarization mode dispersion vectors using the polarization-dependent signal delay method
Author(s) -
L.E. Nelson,
R.M. Jopson,
H. Kogelnik,
James Gordon
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.6.000158
Subject(s) - polarization mode dispersion , optics , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , amplitude , signal processing , time domain , polarization rotator , frequency domain , dispersion (optics) , birefringence , computer science , telecommunications , radar , chemistry , computer vision
We describe a new time-domain method for determining the vector components of polarization-mode dispersion from measurements of the mean signal delays for four polarization launches. Using sinusoidal amplitude modulation and sensitive phase detection, we demonstrate that the PMD vector components measured with the new method agree with results obtained from the more traditional Müller Matrix Method.