title: Evolution of the mean instantaneous intensity in fibers affected by polarization mode dispersion.
abstract: It is shown that the mean instantaneous intensity (MII) of a pulse propagating in an optical fiber affected by polarization mode dispersion is related to the frequency autocorrelation of the fiber's Jones matrix through a Fourier transform. A simple derivation of the diffusion equation satisfied by the MII and the autocorrelation function of a Jones matrix is described.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel. avishay@eng.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Avishay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eyal