Polarization Mode Dispersion Book

Introduction to polarization mode dispersion in optical systems.- Modelling of Polarization Mode Dispersion in Optical Communication 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.