K.E. Cornick

Publications (6)4.97 Total impact

• Article: A Framework for Evaluating the System Penalty From Polarization-Mode Dispersion Using Different Performance Monitoring Techniques

  K.E. Cornick, K. Hinton, S.D. Dods, P.M. Farrell
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  ABSTRACT: We present a theoretical framework relating system penalties from polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) to various monitoring techniques for non-return-to-zero systems. The framework includes models for string length, radio-frequency spectral power, eye opening, and degree of polarization. We validate the models experimentally and show that they are interrelated by common constants specific to the system under investigation.
  Journal of Lightwave Technology 08/2008; 26(13):1790-1797. · 2.78 Impact Factor
• Conference Proceeding: Quantifying the Dependence of Degree of Polarization on Polarization Mode Dispersion and the Optical Spectrum

  P.M. Farrell, K.E. Cornick, K. Hinton, S.D. Dods
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  ABSTRACT: We derive a new, simple and exact DOP model that separates contributions from PMD and the optical spectrum. We use the model to derive two quantitative measures of spectral tolerance to PMD.
  Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on; 04/2007
• Conference Proceeding: Comparison of Methods for Monitoring PMD-Induced Penalty

  K.E. Cornick, K. Hinton, S.D. Dods, P.M. Farrell
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  ABSTRACT: We present and verify theoretical models relating PMD-induced penalty with four different monitoring techniques, and show they interrelate through system specific constants. We then assess the robustness of each monitoring technique to various optical impairments.
  Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on; 04/2007
• Conference Proceeding: Experimental comparison of feedback signals for monitoring polarization mode dispersion

  K.E. Cornick, S.D. Dods, M. Boroditsky, P.M. Farrell
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  ABSTRACT: We experimentally compare four PMD monitoring signals for systems with and without forward error correction and show that the recently proposed string length technique compares favorably to other methods, and is also independent of OSNR.
  Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on; 08/2006
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  Article: Experimental comparison of PMD-induced system penalty models

  K.E. Cornick, M. Boroditsky, S. Finch, S.D. Dods, P.M. Farrell
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  ABSTRACT: We present experimental investigations of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD)-induced system penalties arising from an all-order PMD source, for amplified spontaneous emission and thermally limited systems. Further, we compare the experimental first-order PMD-induced penalties with predictions from both the string length model and the modified quadratic model. We show that the both models are in good agreement with the experimental data. The major difference between the two models is in the measurement requirements, which are less stringent for the string length method
  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 06/2006; · 2.19 Impact Factor
• Conference Proceeding: Modelling PMD-induced system penalties

  K.E. Cornick, S. Finch, P.M. Farrell, S.D. Dods, M. Boroditsky
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  ABSTRACT: We evaluate the PMD-induced penalty prediction proposed by Winzer et al. and the string length method using experimental data and show that the major difference between the models is in the measurement requirements.
  Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on; 10/2005