Limitation of Transmission Distance and Capacity Due to Polarisation Dispersion in a Lightwave System

M. Tsubokawa; Y. Sasaki

doi:10.1049/el:19880238

Limitation of Transmission Distance and Capacity Due to Polarisation Dispersion in a Lightwave System

M. Tsubokawa, Y. Sasaki

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Abstract

The length dependence of group delay differences between orthogonally polarised modes has been investigated experimentally for real single-mode fibres ranging from 01 km to 100 km. The mean group delay difference is a constant value of 0-67 ps, over a length of more than 1 km. The mode coupling coefficient of random mode mixing which causes pulse broadening has been estimated to be 6-3 × 10^-3 m^-1. A light pulse will broaden by 17ps after traversing a 100 km-long fibre. This may restrict single-mode fibre systems to a bit rate of 10 GHz for lengths over 150 km.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	350-352
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19880238
Publication status	Published - 1988 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Optical communications
Optical dispersion
Optical fibres
Polarisation

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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