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
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);
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.928928
