Polarization-related impairments have become a critical issue for high-data-rate optical
systems, particularly when considering polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) and …

We demonstrate the first programmable group-delay module based on polarization
switching. With a unique binary tuning mechanism, the device can generate any differential …

The authors demonstrate in-service channel monitoring of a chromatic dispersion (CD) and
polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) for a return-to-zero differential phase-shift keying (RZ …

Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) still remains a challenge for high-data-rate optical-
communication systems. Practical solutions are desirable for PMD emulation, monitoring …

This paper proposes a simple method to monitor both optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR)
and polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) simultaneously using a polarization-scrambling …

We propose a periodic random polarization scrambling scheme that can generate uniformly
distributed output states of polarization (SOPs) on the Poincarè sphere for any arbitrary input …

We investigate the potential of optical n-stage FIR filter architectures for PMD compensation
(PMDC) based on frequency-dependent optical power monitoring. The measurement …

This type of arrangement and the underlying method of operation have a number of
disadvantages. Above all, the number of control parameters is equal to the number of tuning …

Critical issues that severely hamper high-bit-rate (≥ 10 Gbit/s/channel) and long-haul
optical fiber communication systems include chromatic dispersion, polarization mode …

As an extension to a previous paper, this paper describes the optimization of a second-
order, feedforward polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensation scheme by reducing …