Title :
All-order PMD penalty prediction using SOP string lengths
Author :
Cornick, K.E. ; Dods, S.D. ; Boroditsky, M. ; Farrell, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We use an exact measure of the SOP string length that incorporates effects due to all-orders of PMD, to predict the PMD-induced penalty and compare the results to the equivalent first order prediction.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; SOP string lengths; all-order PMD penalty prediction; optical communication systems; polarization mode dispersion; polarization state; Bandwidth; Degradation; Delay; Frequency measurement; Length measurement; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548200
