Theory of polarization mode dispersion with linear birefringence.
We derive a compact equation characterizing the polarization property of an optical fiber with linear birefringence. Under particular conditions the solution of this equation gives the differential group delay as a simple functional of the birefringence autocorrelation function.
Mecozzi
Antonio
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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell'Informazione, Università dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. amecozzi@ing.univaq.it