Polarization stabilization in optical communications systems

被引:112
作者
Martinelli, Mario [1 ]
Martelli, Paolo
Pietralunga, Silvia Maria
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Elett & Informaz, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[2] CoreCom, I-20133 Milan, Italy
关键词
optical communications; optical polarization; polarization control and stabilization;
D O I
10.1109/JLT.2006.884228
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The control of the state of polarization (SOP) of light remains one of the open issues in optical communications. In particular, the achievement of a stabilization of the SOP can find many applications in advanced optical communication systems: from the mitigation of polarization-mode dispersion to the development of novel multilevel modulation formats. In this paper, theoretical and experimental aspects of polarization stabilization are dealt with, and a novel algorithm to overcome the issues related to the practical availability of finite-range birefringent components and to solve the requirement for endless stabilization is also presented. A complete analysis of the control algorithm, based on the Jones matrix formalism, is also presented. The practical implementation of the polarization stabilizer is discussed, and experimental demonstrations based on liquid crystal and magnetooptical retarders are shown.
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页码:4172 / 4183
页数:12
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