Method and apparatus for compensating for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) using a Mach-Zender interferometer
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Aug 12, 2003
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Aug 29, 2002
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Apr 23, 2002
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Sep 19, 1997
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To compensate for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) induced distortion in an optical signal, an optical pulse is split into two orthogonally polarized pulses. A polarization controller selectively aligns the arbitrarily oriented first and second principal states of polarization of the PMD pulses to match fixed orientations of predetermined first and second principal states of polarization of a beam splitter. The PMD pulses are then coupled to a Mach-Zender interferometer that measures the differential delay between them and selectively compensates for the measured differential delay. An optical combiner combines output the compensator PMP pulses to generate a combined output optical signal. Finally, a control arrangement both selectively controls the compensation for a measured differential delay in the interferometer arrangement in response to at least a portion of the combined output optical signal and selectively controls the adjustment of the polarization alignment of the PMD pulses in the polarization controller.
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