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Although fiber spinning is known to reduce polarization mode dispersion (PMD) effects in optical fibers, relatively few studies have been performed of the dependence of the reduction factor on the strength of random birefringence fluctuations. In this paper, we apply a general mathematical model of random fiber birefringence to sinusoidally spun fibers. We find that while even in the presence of random birefringence perturbations the maximum reduction of PMD is still obtained when the phase matching condition is satisfied, the degree of PMD reduction and the probability distribution function of the DGD both vary with the random birefringence profiles.
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Huang, W., Yevick, D. The PMD of sinusoidally spun fibers in the presence of random birefringence perturbations. Opt Quant Electron 39, 119–129 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9067-7
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