PMD measurements in multipath components: the single-waveplate example

Normand Cyr; Michel Leclerc; Bernard Ruchet

doi:10.1117/12.474312

17 February 2003 PMD measurements in multipath components: the single waveplate example

Normand Cyr, Michel Leclerc, Bernard Ruchet

Proceedings Volume 4833, Applications of Photonic Technology 5; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474312
Event: Applications of Photonic Technology 5, 2002, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

PMD measurement results and theory of a single waveplate are presented. A commercially available waveplate is meas-ured, using a new instrument that allows one to distinguish the intrinsic PMD of the waveplate material from mixed effects, and to retrieve the relevant parameters through multi-resolution analysis. This illustrates, in the most simple case, a generally unexpected PMD behavior that can be observed in multipath optical components. Emphasis is put on the basic need to carefully choose, or at least specify, the resolution bandwidth of PMD measurements. This proves necessary not only to understand the results, but also to characterize PMD-induced pulse spreading.

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Normand Cyr, Michel Leclerc, and Bernard Ruchet "PMD measurements in multipath components: the single waveplate example", Proc. SPIE 4833, Applications of Photonic Technology 5, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474312

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