PMDC:
This panel controls the PMD-1000’s PMD compensation functions using discrete PMD
generation mode. In all of these cases, the PMD-1000 uses its polarization controller and
polarimeters to maximize the output DOP, but the DGD or PMD value used for
compensation differs depending on the particular function selection.
1
st
ORDER PMD COMPENSATION:
Click the “Start” button in this box to begin. The PMD-1000 scans through all DGD
states (with SOPMD = 0) in the lookup table and optimizes the SOP at each state to find
the DGD value that best compensates the PMD at the input to the instrument. It displays
the resulting DGD value, as well as the input and output DOP values.
1
st
& 2
nd
ORDER PMD COMPENSATION:
Click the “Start” button in this box to begin. The PMD-1000 scans through all
DGD/SOPMD pairs in the lookup table and optimizes the SOP at each point to find the
DGD/SOPMD pair that best compensates the PMD at the input to the instrument. It
displays the resulting DGD and SOPMD values, as well as the input and output DOP
values.
SELECTED 1
st
ORDER PMD COMPENSATION:
Select the desired DGD index number (PMD ID#) and click the “Start” button. The
PMD-1000 optimizes the SOP to maximize the output DOP using the selected DGD
value. It displays the selected DGD value, as well as the input and output DOP values.
SELECTED 1
st
& 2
nd
ORDER PMD COMPENSATION:
Select the desired PMD index number (PMD ID#) and click the “Start” button. The
PMD-1000 optimizes the SOP to maximize the output DOP using the selected
DGD/SOPMD values. It displays the selected DGD and SOPMD values, as well as the
input and output DOP values.
Document #: GP-UM-PMD-1000-21
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