• DocumentCode
    2009101
  • Title

    Application of the Magnus expansion to polarization mode dispersion and polarization dependent loss

  • Author

    Reimer, Michael ; Yevick, David

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Waterloo Univ., Ont.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    We solve the differential equation for the frequency-dependent Mueller matrix for systems affected by both of PMD and PDL with a Magnus expansion approach. The formalism is then applied to compensator design
  • Keywords
    differential equations; matrix algebra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; Magnus expansion; compensator design; differential equation; frequency-dependent Mueller matrix; polarization dependent loss; polarization mode dispersion; Differential equations; Frequency; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215524
  • Filename
    1636555