Impact of chromatic dispersion on the system limitation due to polarization mode dispersion

Author

Cameron, John ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

2000

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

49

Abstract

The impact of chromatic dispersion on the system limitation due to polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is investigated through Monte Carlo simulations. The waveplate model is used to realistically simulate the variation of PMD with frequency. It is shown that the effects of higher order PMD are compounded in the presence of chromatic dispersion. This can lead to a reduction in the PMD limit for large values of chromatic dispersion. However, it does not lead to a reduction in the PMD limit for the moderate levels of chromatic dispersion that would be encountered in most systems.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; Monte Carlo simulations; chromatic dispersion; fibre chromatic dispersion; higher order PMD; polarization mode dispersion; system limitation; waveplate model; Chromatic dispersion; Delay effects; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.817489

Filename

817489