Methods and systems for polarization control and polarization mode dispersion compensation for wideband optical signals
First Claim
1. An optical processing method comprising:
- receiving an optical signal from an optical system, wherein the optical signal is distorted by frequency-dependent polarization effects in the optical system;
spatially dispersing frequency components of the distorted optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and
independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to reduce the distortion of the optical signal.
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Abstract
An optical processing method includes: receiving an optical signal from an optical system, wherein the optical signal is distorted by frequency-dependent polarization effects in the optical system; spatially dispersing frequency components of the distorted optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to reduce the distortion of the optical signal. A related optical processing method includes: providing a precompensation signal indicative of frequency-dependent polarization effects in a downstream optical system; spatially dispersing frequency components of an optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to at least partially precompensate the optical signal for distortions caused by the frequency-dependent polarization effects in the downstream optical system. Another related optical processing method includes: providing a model of the frequency-dependent polarization effects; spatially dispersing frequency components of the optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM based on the model to emulate the optical signal transmission.
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79 Claims
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1. An optical processing method comprising:
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receiving an optical signal from an optical system, wherein the optical signal is distorted by frequency-dependent polarization effects in the optical system;
spatially dispersing frequency components of the distorted optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and
independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to reduce the distortion of the optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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25. An optical processing method comprising:
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providing a precompensation signal indicative of frequency-dependent polarization effects in a downstream optical system;
spatially dispersing frequency components of an optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and
independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to at least partially precompensate the optical signal for distortions caused by the frequency-dependent polarization effects in the downstream optical system.
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51. A method for emulating transmission of an optical signal through an optical system having frequency-dependent polarization effects, the method comprising:
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providing a model of the frequency-dependent polarization effects;
spatially dispersing frequency components of the optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and
independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM based on the model to emulate the optical signal transmission. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72)
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77. An optical processing system for reducing a distortion in an optical signal transmitted through an optical system having frequency-dependent polarization effects, the optical processing system comprising:
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a dispersive module positioned to receive the optical signal and spatially separate frequency components of the optical signal;
a spatial light modulator (SLM) having multiple regions with an independently adjustable polarization transfer matrix, the SLM positioned to receive the spatially separated frequency components on the multiple regions; and
a controller coupled to the SLM, wherein during operation the controller causes the SLM to independently adjust the polarization transfer matrix of the multiple regions to reduce the distortion of the optical signal.
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78. An optical processing system for at least partially precompensating an optical signal for frequency-dependent polarization effects in a downstream optical system, the optical processing system comprising:
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a dispersive module positioned to receive the optical signal and spatially separate frequency components of the optical signal;
a spatial light modulator (SLM) having multiple regions with an independently adjustable polarization transfer matrix, the SLM positioned to receive the spatially separated frequency components on the multiple regions; and
a controller coupled to the SLM and configured to receive a precompensation signal indicative of the frequency-dependent polarization effects in the downstream optical system, wherein during operation the controller responds to the precompensation signal by causing the SLM to independently adjust the polarization transfer matrix of the multiple regions to at least partially precompensate the optical signal for distortions caused by the frequency-dependent polarization effects.
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79. An optical emulator system for emulating transmission of an optical signal through an optical system having frequency-dependent polarization effects, the emulator comprising:
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a dispersive module positioned to receive the optical signal and spatially separate frequency components of the optical signal;
a spatial light modulator (SLM) having multiple regions with an independently adjustable polarization transfer matrix, the SLM positioned to receive the spatially separated frequency components on the multiple regions; and
a controller coupled to the SLM, wherein during operation the controller causes the SLM to independently adjust the polarization transfer matrix of the multiple regions to emulate the optical signal transmission based on a model of the frequency-dependent polarization effects.
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