Polarization mode dispersion emulator

摘要

A polarization mode dispersion (PMD) emulator is disclosed which can easily replicate PMD effect in a fiber span. The PMD emulator of the present invention comprises: at least two sections of polarization maintaining (PM) fiber, each having a predetermined PMD value; mechanical twisting means which twist one of neighboring ones among the PM fiber sections; a single mode fiber spliced in between neighboring PM fiber sections; wherein the single mode fiber has a small PMD value negligible compared to any of the PM fiber sections. According to the present invention, PMD effect can easily be replicated in the field of experiments studying PMD effect of a real fiber span.