Patent ID: 8412046
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method carried out by an optical receiving component, the method comprising the steps of: splitting a first optical signal into a first component and a second component; applying each of a plurality of dispersion compensation values to the first component to generate an at least partially dispersion compensated first component; introducing a relative delay time τ between the at least partially dispersion compensated first component and the second component; combining the relatively delayed at least partially dispersion compensated first component and the relatively delayed second component to generate a combined optical signal; determining power of the combined optical signal while each of a plurality of dispersion compensation values are applied to the first component; determining a dispersion compensation value of the plurality of dispersion compensation values that results in a minimum detected power of the combined optical signal; and determining that dispersion of the first optical signal is substantially equal to the dispersion compensation value of the plurality of dispersion compensation values that results in the minimum detected power of the combined optical signal.