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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

R. Ossikovski
R. Ossikovski*
Affiliation:
Corning SA, Fontainebleau Research Center, 7 bis avenue de Valvins, 77210 Avon, France
*
ossikovs@poly.polytechnique.fr
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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

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