Statistical analysis of pulse propagation driven by polarization-mode dispersion

Josselin Garnier (1) , Julien Fatome (2) , Gaëlle Le Meur (3)

1 LPMA - Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires
2 SLCO
3 Alcatel - Alcatel R&D

The linear propagation of pulses driven by random polarization-mode dispersion is considered. Analytical expressions are derived for the probability-density functions of the pulse width, timing displacement, and degree of polarization. The study is performed in Stokes space, and frequency correlation between modes is shown to play an important role in it.

Mots clés: Randomly varying birefringence; Optical fibers; Soliton; Autocorrelation; Polarization mode dispersion

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Josselin Garnier, Julien Fatome, Gaëlle Le Meur. Statistical analysis of pulse propagation driven by polarization-mode dispersion. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 2002, 19 (9), pp.1968-1977. ⟨hal-00475127⟩