On differential group-delay statistics for polarization-mode dispersion emulators

Authors
Djupsjobacka, A
Citation
A. Djupsjobacka, On differential group-delay statistics for polarization-mode dispersion emulators, J LIGHTW T, 19(2), 2001, pp. 285-290
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
07338724 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
285 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8724(200102)19:2<285:ODGSFP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We present a theoretical study on differential group-delay (DGD) statistics for common models of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) emulators. Our stu dy will show, for the first time to our knowledge, that the statistics for the length of the PMD vector will not necessarily behave as a system with t hree degrees of freedom when the number of sections in the PMD emulator is low. However, when the number of sections is Large, i,e,, 10 sections or mo re, the length of the PMD vector is well described with a system with three degrees of freedom.