• DocumentCode
    1265346
  • Title

    Theoretical and experimental study of the dynamics of polarization-mode dispersion

  • Author

    Waddy, Davide S. ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    468
  • Lastpage
    470
  • Abstract
    The dynamic distribution of the state of polarization (SOP) is studied theoretically and experimentally for aerial fibers with a finite polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). A dynamic mode coupling wave-plate model is proposed to describe the SOP correlation and account for the PMD variations. It is found that the model can closely describe the experimental dynamic correlation of the SOP for an aerial fiber. A new algorithm for PMD emulation is developed.
  • Keywords
    coupled mode analysis; optical correlation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; PMD emulation algorithm; PMD variations; SOP correlation; aerial fibers; dynamic correlation; dynamic distribution; dynamic mode coupling wave-plate model; finite polarization-mode dispersion; polarization-mode dispersion; state of polarization; Birefringence; Delay effects; Fluctuations; Histograms; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.992580
  • Filename
    992580