公开(公告)号：US20040208618A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-21

申请号：US10209904

申请日：2002-08-02

Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited

Inventor： Kim B. Roberts ,  Richard D. Habel ,  Maurice S. O' Sullivan

IPC: H04B010/00 ,  H04B010/12

CPC classification number: H04B10/2569

Abstract: A method and system is provided for compensating polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in an optical communications system includes a controller designed to control a broadband PMD compensator to differentially delay light at each one of a plurality of selected wavelengths. At least one of the selected wavelengths lies between an adjacent pair of channel wavelengths of the optical communications system. A performance parameter value indicative of PMD is measured at each channel wavelength of the optical communications system. An estimated performance parameter value is then calculated at each selected wavelength, and an error function calculated as a function of wavelength based on the estimated performance parameter values. The broadband PMD compensator is then controlled to minimize the value of the error function.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于补偿光通信系统中的偏振模色散（PMD）的方法和系统，包括设计成控制宽带PMD补偿器差分延迟多个选定波长中的每一个处的光的控制器。 所选择的波长中的至少一个位于光通信系统的相邻的一对通道波长之间。 在光通信系统的每个信道波长处测量指示PMD的性能参数值。 然后在每个选择的波长处计算估计的性能参数值，并且基于估计的性能参数值计算作为波长的函数的误差函数。 然后控制宽带PMD补偿器以最小化误差函数的值。