Polarization mode dispersion: time versus frequency domains

We present two ways of analyzing the polarization mode dispersion with random coupling in standard single-mode fibers. The first one is based on the concept of principal polarization states and is valid for highly coherent propagating light (analysis in the frequency domain). The second one is based...

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Published inOptics communications Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 316 - 323
Main Authors Gisin, N., Pellaux, J.P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.1992
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optical elements, devices, and systems
Optics
Physics
Polarization
Birefringence
Dispersion
Fiber
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Summary:We present two ways of analyzing the polarization mode dispersion with random coupling in standard single-mode fibers. The first one is based on the concept of principal polarization states and is valid for highly coherent propagating light (analysis in the frequency domain). The second one is based on unpolarized short pulses split by the local birefringence (analysis in the time domain). The two approaches lead to different definitions of polarization mode dispersion, but we prove that the two definitions lead to the same values. For this purpose we derive the evolution equations for the principal states and for the pulse distribution for arbitrary concatenations of polarization maintaining fibers. Both models have a continuous limit.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(92)90178-T