Title :
Modelling of polarisation mode dispersion in singlemode fibres
Author :
Elbers, J.-P. ; Glingener, C. ; Duser, M. ; Voges, E.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
fDate :
10/23/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarisation mode dispersion is commonly simulated by using a birefringent waveplate model. In contrast to several publications which assume a Maxwell probability density function, we found that the differential group delay is, to a good approximation, Rayleigh distributed
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; Rayleigh distributed function; birefringent waveplate model; differential group delay; polarisation mode dispersion; singlemode fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971297
