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Estimation of polarization mode dispersion and polarization dependent loss in a cascade of optical components
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2008
Abstract
A general vector approach to the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) calculation in a cascade of optical components with each component having both PMD and PDL is presented. By using the formalism, the PMD-PDL coupling effect is quantitatively described and its implications are discussed. In particular, it is shown that the presence of PDL in the components is a second-order effect in the PMD of the cascade. As an illustration of the formalism, a statistical estimation of PMD and PDL in a practical optical device is performed. The accuracy and the computational advantage of the vector approach are demonstrated.
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- The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , November 2008 , pp. 155 - 161
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- © EDP Sciences, 2008