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Dynamic of the degree of polarization in a depolarizing channel: Theory and experimental results
Author(s) -
do Nascimento José Cláudio,
Ramos Rubens Viana
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21210
Subject(s) - depolarization , polarization (electrochemistry) , degree of polarization , channel (broadcasting) , degree (music) , microwave , electronic engineering , physics , computer science , telecommunications , electrical engineering , optics , engineering , acoustics , scattering , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology
Aiming to observe the dynamic of the degree of polarization during propagation in a noisy channel, we assume a depolarizing channel model for optical fiber. A simulation of the model is performed, showing the decrease of the degree of polarization during channel propagation. Then we implement an experimental set up in order to measure the degree of polarization. The practical results are presented and they can be used to determine the parameter that characterizes the depolarizing channel model. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 47: 497–500, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21210