The statistics of PMD for an optical pulse and its relationship to pulse broadening

Ping Lu; Stephen J. Mihailov; Liang Chen; Xiaoyi Bao

doi:10.1117/12.778933

26 October 2007 The statistics of PMD for an optical pulse and its relationship to pulse broadening

Ping Lu, Stephen J. Mihailov, Liang Chen, Xiaoyi Bao

Proceedings Volume 6796, Photonics North 2007; 679630 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778933
Event: Photonics North 2007, 2007, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

In this paper, the statistical distributions of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) for a pulse and pulse broadening due to PMD for short pulses are examined by simulations using the waveplate model with strong mode coupling. It is found that, like the case of differential group delay (DGD) for a single frequency, the distribution of PMD for a pulse is still Maxwellian with a smaller mean value than the mean DGD for one specific frequency. The statistical distribution of pulse broadening with various pulse widths and PMD values were simulated. The distribution of pulse broadening due to PMD for short pulses fits the modified Rayleigh dis tribution with lower probability of pulse broadening than that for long pulses in the small pulse broadening region.

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Ping Lu, Stephen J. Mihailov, Liang Chen, and Xiaoyi Bao "The statistics of PMD for an optical pulse and its relationship to pulse broadening", Proc. SPIE 6796, Photonics North 2007, 679630 (26 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778933

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