DocumentCode
398951
Title
Some approximate theory for switchable PMD compensation
Author
LuValle, M.
Author_Institution
OFS Lab., Somerset, NJ, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
422
Abstract
Time-sharing PMD compensators between paths has the potential to substantially reduce compensation costs. In this paper, simple theory is presented which shows that simplifying assumptions like instantaneous switching can substantially underestimate provisioning requirements.
Keywords
approximation theory; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical switches; approximate theory; compensators; polarization mode dispersion compensation; switching; Monte Carlo methods; Neodymium; Optical fibers; Polarization; Probability density function; Probability distribution; Sampling methods; Shape; Telecommunications;
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.2003.1248313
Filename
1248313
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