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Rotating-wave-plate Stokes polarimeter for differential group delay measurements of polarization-mode dispersion

Paul Williams

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We present a description and detailed uncertainty analysis of a polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) measurement system that uses the Jones matrix eigenanalysis measurement technique based on a rotating-wave-plate Stokes polarimeter. The uncertainty of the system is 3.2 fs (approximately 95% confidence interval) and is due primarily to PMD in the fiber leads of the measurement system.

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Key concepts: Polarimeter, Polarization mode dispersion, Optics, Differential group delay, Physics, Stokes parameters, Waveplate, Polarization (electrochemistry)