Probability densities of second-order polarization mode dispersion including polarization dependent chromatic fiber dispersion

Author

Foschini, G.J. ; Nelson, L.E. ; Jopson, R.M. ; Kogelnik, H.

Author_Institution

Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

12

Issue

3

fYear

2000

fDate

3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

293

Lastpage

295

Abstract

We describe experiments and simulation of second-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) components in optical fibers with emphasis on polarization-dependent chromatic dispersion (PCD). Excellent agreement is found in comparisons of experimental, simulated, and theoretical probability densities. To our knowledge, these are the first such comparisons for the second-order PMD magnitude and the PCD.

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; probability; optical fibers; polarization dependent chromatic fiber dispersion; probability densities; second-order PMD magnitude; second-order polarization mode dispersion; second-order polarization mode dispersion components; theoretical probability densities; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Density measurement; Fourier transforms; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.826918

Filename

826918