Title :
Link design and networking issues related to PMD
Author_Institution :
Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224295
