Title :
Quantifying the Dependence of Degree of Polarization on Polarization Mode Dispersion and the Optical Spectrum
Author :
Farrell, Peter M. ; Cornick, Kate E. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Dods, Sarah D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne
Abstract :
We derive a new, simple and exact DOP model that separates contributions from PMD and the optical spectrum. We use the model to derive two quantitative measures of spectral tolerance to PMD.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical fibre communication; polarisation; optical spectrum; polarization mode dispersion; quantitative measures; spectral tolerance; Australia; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Polarization mode dispersion; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348569
