• DocumentCode
    1484294
  • Title

    Statistical distribution of polarization-dependent loss in the presence of polarization-mode dispersion in single-mode fibers

  • Author

    Lu, Ping ; Chen, Liang ; Bao, Xiaoyi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    451
  • Lastpage
    453
  • Abstract
    The statistical distribution of polarization-dependent loss in single-mode fibers is studied via Monte-Carlo simulations. In the presence of polarization-mode dispersion, it is found that the probability density function of polarization-dependent loss is a combination of Rayleigh and Maxwell distributions.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; probability; statistical analysis; Maxwell distributions; Monte-Carlo simulations; Rayleigh distributions; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-mode dispersion; probability density function; single-mode fibers; statistical distribution; Birefringence; Frequency; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability density function; Statistical distributions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.920748
  • Filename
    920748