• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 18, Issue 5, 050601 (2020)
Bochen Wang and Zhengyong Li*
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202018.050601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bochen Wang, Zhengyong Li. Uniformly high-speed semi-open loop polarization control and PMD suppression[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(5): 050601 Copy Citation Text show less
    Core component of the PPC hardware: (a) configuration, (b) principle, and (c) the SOP evolution on the Poincaré sphere when each PPC unit works.
    Fig. 1. Core component of the PPC hardware: (a) configuration, (b) principle, and (c) the SOP evolution on the Poincaré sphere when each PPC unit works.
    Relationship between the rotation angle of the SOP and the control voltage for PPC unit 1.
    Fig. 2. Relationship between the rotation angle of the SOP and the control voltage for PPC unit 1.
    Flow chart of the SOL-PC scheme.
    Fig. 3. Flow chart of the SOL-PC scheme.
    Experimental setup for investigation of the SOL-PC scheme. D/A: digital to analog conversion, A/D: analog to digital conversion
    Fig. 4. Experimental setup for investigation of the SOL-PC scheme. D/A: digital to analog conversion, A/D: analog to digital conversion
    Evolution of the SOP on the Poincaré sphere when performing the SOL-PC.
    Fig. 5. Evolution of the SOP on the Poincaré sphere when performing the SOL-PC.
    Experimental PMD suppression system. PA: polarization analyzer, DGD: differential group delay.
    Fig. 6. Experimental PMD suppression system. PA: polarization analyzer, DGD: differential group delay.
    Evolution of the SOP on the Poincaré sphere for 3 m PMF as the wavelength varies (a) before and (b) after PMD suppression.
    Fig. 7. Evolution of the SOP on the Poincaré sphere for 3 m PMF as the wavelength varies (a) before and (b) after PMD suppression.
    Measured optical spectrum by the fixed-analyzer technique (a) before and (b) after PMD suppression.
    Fig. 8. Measured optical spectrum by the fixed-analyzer technique (a) before and (b) after PMD suppression.
    No.Desired SOPOutput SOPError (rad)
    11.000,0.000,0.0000.994,−0.104,0.0170.0517
    20.000,0.000,1.000−0.040, −0.050,0.9910.0293
    30.312,0.156,0.9370.315,0.132,0.9480.0253
    4−0.662,0.181,0.723−0.669,0.182,0.7160.0105
    50.082, −0.879, −0.4680.044, −0.888, −0.4550.0146
    Table 1. Error Analysis Results of the SOL-PC Scheme
    No.MethodResponse time (s)Error (rad)
    1CLC5.320,000.0225
    2OLC0.000,350.0842
    3SOL-PC0.003,200.0283
    Table 2. Comparison of the SOL-PC, CLC, and OLC
    Bochen Wang, Zhengyong Li. Uniformly high-speed semi-open loop polarization control and PMD suppression[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(5): 050601
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