Title :
Influence of the model of random birefringence on the PMD of periodically spun fibers
Author :
Pizzinat, A. ; Palmieri, L. ; Galtarossa, A. ; Marks, B. ; Menyuk, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We show that the differential group delay of randomly birefringent periodically spun fibers, depends strongly on the model used for the birefringence. Overly simple models may overestimate the benefit of spin in reducing polarization mode dispersion.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; Monte-Carlo simulation; PMD; differential group delay; fixed modulus model; random modulus model; randomly birefringent periodically spun fibers; Birefringence; Blades; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248268
