Application of single-mode fiber with low polarization mode-dispersion (PMD) in 40-Gb/s high-speed communication system

Yichun Shen; Ming Liu; Zhizhong Liu

doi:10.1117/12.821750

23 February 2009 Application of single-mode fiber with low polarization mode-dispersion (PMD) in 40-Gb/s high-speed communication system

Yichun Shen, Ming Liu, Zhizhong Liu

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Proceedings Volume 7278, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2008: Fiber Optic Communication and Sensors; 727805 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821750
Event: Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings, 2008, Wuhan, China

Abstract

40Gb/s high-speed communication system has many advantages and could be widely used in future. But there are also many factors affecting this system; especially PMD is one of the most important factors. In this paper, we focus on analyzing the influence of PMD. With analyzing the reasons which caused PMD, we improved Fiber Spinning Unit (FSU) and developed spinning process independently. Through spinning fiber in a sinusoidal way, controlling the amplitude and frequency of the spinning wheels, we dramatically reduced the value of PMD (≤0.03 ps - km^-1/2). Finally, we tested the value of PMD in different situations, such as PMD of single plate fiber, PMD in optical fiber link and PMD in simulative optical cable. The results indicated that PMD can be strongly reduced by spinning fiber while drawing and the fiber links could also have lower PMD. So fibers with low PMD can be well used by different network operators with good effect in return.

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Yichun Shen, Ming Liu, and Zhizhong Liu "Application of single-mode fiber with low polarization mode-dispersion (PMD) in 40-Gb/s high-speed communication system", Proc. SPIE 7278, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2008: Fiber Optic Communication and Sensors, 727805 (23 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821750

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