Title :
Statistical modelling of a higher-order PMD emulator
Author :
Leminger, O. ; Leppla, R.
Author_Institution :
T-Nova Deutsche Telekom Innovationsgesellschaft mbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
A theoretical model of the statistical behaviour of a PMD emulator consisting of several rotatable linear birefringent elements in cascade enables the prediction of the emulator´s PMD value for given rotation angles. Experimental results in good agreement with numerical simulations are presented for an emulator made of 10 calcite crystals.
Keywords :
birefringence; delays; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; statistical analysis; CaCO3; Maxwellian distribution; calcite crystals; differential group delay; fibre random birefringence; higher-order PMD emulator; linear birefringent elements; polarisation mode dispersion; statistical behaviour; Birefringence; Crystals; Fluctuations; Higher order statistics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Predictive models; Random variables;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989658
