Abstract
Random fluctuations in birefringence along an optical fiber result in polarization-mode dispersion, which degrades the transmission rate in both NRZ and soliton systems. Recently, proposed was two physical models to study the polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) when the axes of birefringence rotate randomly. In the first model, the birefringence orientation is allowed to vary randomly but keep the strength fixed; in the second model, it is assumed that the birefringence orientation and strength have a two-dimensional Gaussian distribution. It is shown that the coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which describes wave evolution over long lengths along a communication fiber, can be reduced to the Manakov equation with corrections due to linear and nonlinear PMD.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO'96 - Anaheim, CA, USA Duration: Jun 2 1996 → Jun 7 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering