DocumentCode
2327385
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
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
366
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248268
Filename
1248268
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