Statistical properties of polarization mode dispersion

Gordon, James P.

doi:10.1007/0-387-26307-1_3

James P. Gordon⁸

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Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is one of the effects which limit bit rates in optical communications systems. The statistics of PMD is complicated because it is multi-dimensional, however, many useful results have been obtained. Much work has been done, but the subject is not yet closed, as witnessed by the existence of this conference. In this talk I will review the way some statistical equations are treated. I will briefly discuss the methods of Ito and Lax, and their application to the PMD problem.

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Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131, Padova, Italy
Andrea Galtarossa
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USA
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Gordon, J.P. (2004). Statistical properties of polarization mode dispersion. In: Galtarossa, A., Menyuk, C.R. (eds) Polarization Mode Dispersion. Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26307-1_3

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