Title :
Signal degradation by second-order polarization-mode dispersion and noise
Author :
Gravemann, Tobias ; Kissing, Jens ; Voges, Edgar
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Dortmund, Germany
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
To specify the impact of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on optical signal transmission, formulas are derived both for the effective pulse broadening and the eye-opening penalty up to second order. Furthermore, a probability density function of the Q factor is set up due to second-order PMD and amplified spontaneous emission noise. The relations are verified by numerical simulations.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical noise; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission noise; effective pulse broadening; eye-opening penalty; optical signal transmission; probability density function; second-order polarization-mode dispersion; signal degradation; Degradation; Numerical simulation; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability density function; Pulse amplifiers; Q factor; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.823699
