Polarization mode dispersion–induced pulse broadening in optical fibers
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 23 (9) , 688-90
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.23.000688
Abstract
A simple and exact analytical expression is derived for the amount of broadening that a pulse suffers when it is subjected to the combined actions of polarization mode dispersion, chromatic dispersion, and chirping. The theory is then applied to various manifestations of second-order polarization mode dispersions.Keywords
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