Analytical theory for PMD-compensation

• Exact analytical expressions are derived for the expected pulse broadening in a fiber-optic transmission system suffering from both first- and higher-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD). In particular, two different optical compensation techniques are studied: one based on launching the light in a principal states of polarization; and the other adding a birefringent element after the system to compensate the PMD to first order at one specific wavelength. The influence of each technique is quantified through simulation.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Telekommunikation (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Telecommunications (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Annan elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

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