Broadband all-order polarization mode dispersion compensation via wavelength-by-wavelength Jones matrix correction.
We demonstrate wideband all-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation by applying high-speed spectral polarization sensing and ultrafast pulse shaping techniques to characterize and correct the frequency-dependent Jones matrix associated with PMD of optical fibers on a wavelength-by-wavelength basis. We report full compensation of approximately 800 fs pulses distorted to more than 10 ps by a PMD module with approximately 5.5 ps mean differential group delay. The sensing and compensation of Jones matrix take approximately 200 and approximately 500 ms, respectively.
Miao
Houxun
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Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. hmiao@purdue.edu
Weiner
Andrew M
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Mirkin
Leo
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Miller
Peter J
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