Title :
Accumulation of polarization-mode dispersion in cascades of compensated optical fibers
Author :
Fini, J.M. ; Haus, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
First-order compensation of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) leaves residual, higher order PMD. We analyze the accumulation of residual distortion in cascades of compensated fibers. Total distortion is calculated and limitations on the total propagation length are given. While compensation can greatly extend the total propagation distance, its effectiveness diminishes rapidly as the bandwidth is increased.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; bandwidth; cascades; compensated fiber cascades; compensated fibers; compensated optical fibers; first-order compensation; limitations; polarization-mode dispersion; residual distortion; residual higher order polarization-mode dispersion; total distortion; total propagation distance; total propagation length; Bandwidth; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Polarization mode dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
