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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2000
Hok Yong Pua, Plano, TX (US);
Chris Allen, Independence, MO (US);
Ken Demarest, Lawrence, KS (US);
Ron Hui, Lenexa, KS (US);
Kumar Vijay Peddanarappagari, Plano, TX (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Oakland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A polarization scrambler and a polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation system compensate for PMD on an active optic fiber. The polarization scrambler scrambles a state of polarization of an optical signal that carries user information. The PMD compensation system then receives the optical signal over the active optic fiber. The PMD compensation system measuring a differential group delay and principal states of polarization of the PMD in the active optic fiber. The PMD compensation system then determines a modification of the optical signal based on the differential group delay and the principal states of polarization of the PMD. The PMD compensation system modifies the optical signal in the active optic fiber to compensate for PMD based on the determination of the modification. The PMD compensation system then transmits the optical signal. By measuring the differential group delay and the principal states of polarization, the PMD compensation system adapts to changes in the PMD in the active optic fiber.