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If the PMD setting is a lookup table state with index number between 0 and 255
when the equal power split option is selected, the PMDPro will immediately
adjust the SOP to balance the power split between the fast and slow axes, and the
following operation screen will be displayed:
The lower line displays the current DGD setting on the left. The SOPMD, on the
right, will always be 0.0 for this option.
2.
OUTPUT DOP TO MIN:
This option can be used with any discrete or continuous mode PMD setting. It
tunes the polarization state at the input to the PMD element to the SOP that results
in the maximum depolarization of the signal by the PMD element (i.e. minimum
DOP measured at the output polarimeter). When this option is selected, the
following operation screen is displayed:
The top line shows the DOP measured by the input (I) and output (O)
polarimeters and the bottom line shows the DGD and SOPMD of the currently
selected PMD state. The polarization controller will actively optimize SOP as
long as the PMDPro is in this mode.
4.2.6 PMDC:
Pressing the PMDC button accesses the PMDPro’s PMD compensation functions. In this
mode, the PMDPro uses its polarization controller and PMD generation element to find
the optimum SOP and PMD value to compensate for any PMD in the input signal. This
set of operations uses only the PMDPro’s discrete PMD generation mode. Additional
PMDC-based functions are available in the deluxe version of the control software. For
the PMDC functions, the PMDPro tunes the SOP and DGD/PMD to maximize the DOP
measured by the output polarimeter. The combinations of SOP and DGD or PMD that are
available for the search depend on the function chosen by the user.
The DGD and PMD optimized compensation functions can also be used to measure the
DGD or PMD in the system.
Data from any of the 4 PMD compensation modes can be stored using the STORE button
(for more detail, see the STORE section).
When PMDC is selected the screen displays the following options:
DOP I: 100%
O: 30%
19.90ps
300.0ps2
EQU-POW-SPL (DGD)
43.20ps
0.0ps2