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Title: Physical models of polarization mode dispersion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:175502
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (United States)

The effect of randomly varying birefringence on light propagation in optical fibers is studied theoretically in the parameter regime that will be used for long-distance communications. In this regime, the birefringence is large and varies very rapidly in comparison to the nonlinear and dispersive scale lengths. We determine the polarization mode dispersion, and we show that physically realistic models yield the same result for polarization mode dispersion as earlier heuristic models that were introduced by Poole. We also prove an ergodic theorem.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI ID:
175502
Report Number(s):
CONF-9505200-; ON: DE96000983; TRN: 96:003536
Resource Relation:
Conference: 13. symposium on energy engineering sciences, Argonne, IL (United States), 15-17 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of Thirteenth symposium on energy engineering sciences: Proceedings. Fluid/thermal processes, systems analysis and control; PB: 275 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English