title: Pulse broadening due to polarization mode dispersion with first-order compensation.
abstract: We give the exact analytical expression for the autocorrelation function of the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) vector of a fiber link in which first-order PMD is compensated for at the output. We use the result to obtain the mean-square width of a Gaussian pulse in the presence of a first-order PMD compensator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of L'Aquila, and INFM, 67040 L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mecozzi