• DocumentCode
    1935297
  • Title

    Link design and networking issues related to PMD

  • Author

    Penninckx, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    14-16 July 2003
  • Abstract
    We show how to handle polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) in opaque and transparent networks with and without mitigation and including protection. Both the statistical nature of PMD and the manufacturing process accuracies have to be considered.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; PMD; link design; manufacturing process accuracies; networking issues; opaque networks; polarization-mode dispersion; transparent networks; Chromatic dispersion; Gaussian distribution; Manufacturing processes; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability; Protection; Statistics; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7982-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224295
  • Filename
    1224295