Study of the two-frequency moment generating function of the PMD vector

Author

Mecozzi, Antonio ; Shtaif, Mark

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., L´´Aquila Univ., Italy

Volume

15

Issue

12

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1713

Lastpage

1715

Abstract

We study the properties of the polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) vector as a stochastic process in frequency. An equation for the joint-moment-generating function of PMD at two offset optical frequencies is derived and used to obtain analytical expressions for the conditional first and second moments of PMD. We find Mat the rate at which the PMD vector decorrelates in frequency does not depend on whether its modulus is significantly different from its average value.

Keywords

birefringence; decorrelation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; stochastic processes; angular frequency offset; birefringence; conditional first moments; conditional second moments; decorrelation; frequency dependence; joint-moment-generating function; polarization-mode dispersion vector; spectral statistical properties; stochastic process; two offset optical frequencies; waveform distortions; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Decorrelation; Equations; Frequency; Optical distortion; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability; Stochastic processes; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.819764

Filename

1253511