Polarisation mode dispersion compensation of chirped Bragg gratings used as chromatic dispersion compensators

摘要

The authors present a technique for compensating for polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) induced by a chirped Bragg grating by using a short length of highly birefringent fibre. A recirculating loop experiment demonstrates complete PMD compensation of the chirped Bragg grating. This simple method can be extended to the deterministic PMD compensation of any component.