DocumentCode
1059354
Title
The Accuracy of the Magnus Expansion for Polarization-Mode Dispersion and Polarization-Dependent Loss
Author
Reimer, Michael ; Yevick, David ; Dumas, Derek
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Volume
26
Issue
19
fYear
2008
Firstpage
3337
Lastpage
3344
Abstract
We employ the Magnus expansion to solve the differential equation for the frequency dependence of the Mueller matrix in the presence of polarization-mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss. We then compare our solution with the results of previous authors and establish its accuracy to fifth order in frequency.
Keywords
differential equations; matrix algebra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical waveguides; Magnus expansion; Mueller matrix frequency dependence; differential equation; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-mode dispersion; Differential equations; Frequency estimation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Vectors; Communication systems; optical fibers; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2008.928928
Filename
4738538
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