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PMD impact on optical systems: Single- and multichannel effects

Authors :
Henrik Sunnerud
Magnus Karlsson
Source :
Journal of Optical and Fiber Communications Reports. 1:123-140
Publication Year :
2004
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2004.

Abstract

We discuss the influence of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on optical communication channels by putting special emphasis on PMD-induced pulse broadening. We present the analytical theory for PMD-induced pulse broadening, first in the deterministic and then for the random case. We then apply this theory to a comparison between a few different simple PMD-compensators. We also discuss the systems implications and outage probabilities that arise for different compensating techniques, including active optical compensation, alternative modulation formats and error correcting codes. Then we consider wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems, and present the unique aspects of PMD and PMD compensation that distinguish WDM transmission from the single-channel case. Finally the temporal drift is discussed, and the associated autocorrelation function is presented.

Details

ISSN :
16198638
Volume :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Optical and Fiber Communications Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........25b31a953110d5cd6b47d0531c97829e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10297-004-0013-1