NRT- JME Jones Matrix Eigen-Analysis

NRT's Jones Matrix Eigen-Analysis tool (NRT-JME) enables transmission PMD measurements using your Agilent (HP) 8509 Lightwave Polarization Analyzer and 8164A Lightwave Measurement System Tunable laser.   JME is the most accurate technique for measuring PMD having been adapted by the ITU-T standards body (ITU-T G.650, 2.7.1).

The 8509 is widely found in fiber optic labs worldwide. However Agilent has discontinued its support and development for the 8509.

NRT-JME breathes new life into this instrument, while significantly improving over its original PMD measurement capabilities to include DGD, SOPMD, Depolarization, Polarization Dependent Chromatic Dispersion (PDCD), and PSP states, all in one measurement. This application measures these quantities as the laser tunes from (the user define) lstart to lstop in Dlsteps.

The NRT-JME is an excellent PMD Measurement Tool:

• Validation of NRT-10033A and NRT40133A set PMD state
• PMD measurement of optical fibers, PMD artifacts and components.
• PMD measurement based on the JME in accordance with ITU-T G.650.
• High resolution spectral PMD measurement
• DGD vs. l
• Second-order PMD vs. l
• Depolarization vs. l
• Polarization Dependent Chromatic Dispersion vs l
• Measure the principal states of polarization spectrum on the Poincaré sphere.
• Measure the principal states of polarization spectrum vs. l

The NRT-JME plots the measured spectra from lstart to lstop while the PSP spectrum is presented on a rotatable Poincaré sphere. Test results can also be automatically saved into files for post processing and graphing using other applications.

View the Data Table for NRT-JME

Key Benefits:

• Low cost yet high quality alternative for 1st and 2nd order PMD measurement solution.
• Expand capabilities, and lengthen useful lifetime of legacy test equipment
• This economical yet sophisticated solution allows you to stretch you test equipment budget.
• Data automatically saved to data files and plotted on user interface.
• Extend the measurement capability of the 8509 to SOPMD, Depolarization, PDCD and PSP states.
• Output data files containing measured DGD, PSP, SOPMD, Depolarization, and PDCD.
• Test capability has the same high resolution, specs and capabilities intrinsic to the 8509.
• Wavelength operating range: 1200 nm to 1580 nm
• Delay Uncertainty (from 8509B):
• Wavelength Step Uncertainty (±) 0.025 nm 1.22 ps 0.050 nm 0.61 ps

 

• Maximum Measurable PMD Delay (from 8509B):
• Wavelength Step 1310 nm 1550 nm 0.015 nm 300 ps 600 ps 0.025 nm 102 ps 120 ps 0.050 nm 56 ps 80 ps

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