Title :
Scaling and statistical dependencies of second-order polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers
Author :
Nelson, L.E. ; Jopson, R.M. ; Kogelnik, H. ; Foschini, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Muller-matrix-method measurements of fibers with mean differential group delays (DGD) ranging from 1.3 ps to 17.0 ps and simulations confirm that the depolarization scales with the mean DGD while the polarization-dependent chromatic dispersion scales with the square of the mean DGD
Keywords :
delays; matrix algebra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; statistical analysis; 1.3 to 17 ps; Muller-matrix-method measurements; depolarization scales; mean differential group delays; optical fibers; polarization-dependent chromatic dispersion scales; second-order polarization mode dispersion; statistical dependencies; Argon; Chromatic dispersion; Laboratories; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Propagation delay; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813523
