Extended jones matrix for first-order polarization mode dispersion

I present numerical simulations of the average transfer function of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers conditioned on various given values of the differential group delay (DGD). I find that even fibers with relatively small mean DGD can exhibit significant coupling between the two...

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Published in:Optics letters 2005-05, Vol.30 (10), p.1111-1113
Main Author: HEISMANN, Fred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optics
Physics
Polarization
Propagation, scattering, and losses
solitons
Wave optics
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Summary:I present numerical simulations of the average transfer function of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers conditioned on various given values of the differential group delay (DGD). I find that even fibers with relatively small mean DGD can exhibit significant coupling between the two principal states of polarization. The average frequency dependence of this coupling can be approximated by a generic analytic function that deviates substantially from the quadratic frequency dependence that is often assumed in second-order PMD models. Finally, I define an extended transfer matrix for first-order PMD that describes the average frequency dependence of all PMD-induced distortions as a function of the DGD and show that this matrix is much better suited for optical PMD compensation than that of a conventional first- and second-order PMD model.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.30.001111