Title :
Mean-square magnitude of all orders of polarization mode dispersion and the relation with the bandwidth of the principal states
Author :
Shtaif, Mark ; Mecozzi, Antonio ; Nagel, J.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Using the retarded plate model, we derive the correlations and the mean-square values of all orders of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) as well as the autocorrelation function of the PMD vector. Our results provide the signal bandwidth below which the first-order approximation of the principal states of polarization is valid. We show that this bandwidth depends only on the mean value of the differential group delay. Our theoretical results are supported by simulations and experiments.
Keywords :
optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; PMD vector; autocorrelation function; differential group delay; first-order approximation; mean-square magnitude; mean-square value; polarization mode dispersion; principal state bandwidth; principal states of polarization; retarded plate model; signal bandwidth; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Birefringence; Delay effects; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
