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Polarization mode dispersion in optical fibers

L.E. Nelson, R.M. Jopson, H. Kogelnik

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A resurgence of interest in polarization mode dispersion (PMD) phenomena has accompanied proposals for commercial systems at 40 Gb/s and beyond. PMD is caused by optical birefringence. A signal propagating through a fiber with PMD experiences polarization-dependent group delay and pulse distortion, resulting in system penalties that depend on environmental changes including temperature and stress and thus vary with time and wavelength. PMD is commonly characterized by two specific orthogonal states of polarization called the principal states of polarization (PSP) and the differential group delay (DGD) between them.

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Key concepts: Polarization mode dispersion, Differential group delay, Birefringence, Polarization rotator, Polarization (electrochemistry), Optics, Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, Materials science