Title :
Phenomenological approach to polarisation dispersion in long single-mode fibres
Author :
Poole, C.D. ; Wagner, R.E.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
We describe a model for polarisation dispersion in single-mode fibres of arbitrary length and configuration that is based on the existence of principal states of polarisation. These are two orthogonal input states of polarisation whose corresponding output states exhibit zero dispersion in their state of polarisation to first order.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; model; optical fibres; orthogonal input states; polarisation dispersion; single-mode fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860703
