Polarization Mode DispersionPaperback, 1 December 2010

to polarization mode dispersion in optical systems.- Modelling of polarization mode dispersion in optical communications systems.- Statistical properties of polarization mode dispersion.- Three Representations of Polarization Mode Dispersion.- The inverse PMD problem.- Numerical modeling of PMD.- Applications of importance sampling to polarization mode dispersion.- PMD & PDL.- Interaction of nonlinearity and polarization mode dispersion.- PMD measurement techniques and how to avoid the pitfalls.- PMD measurements on installed fibers and polarization sensitive components.- Reflectometric measurements of polarization properties in optical-fiber links.- PMD impact on optical systems: Single- and multichannel effects.- Polarization effects and performance of fiber optic recirculating loops.- PMD compensation techniques.- Low-PMD spun fibers.- PMD emulation.