Experimental investigations of the statistical properties of polarization mode dispersion in single mode fibers
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 5 (7) , 819-821
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.229818
Abstract
Polarization mode dispersion of installed optical cables and of short concatenations of hi-bi fibers have been measured with polarimetric and interferometric instruments. The results confirm the theoretical models, in particular the predicted relations between the two measurement methods. The importance of a statistical treatment of polarization mode dispersion is underscored by the observed instability of the principal states and the remarkable long-term stability of their statistics.Keywords
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