EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsDistortion AnalysisFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationNonlinear OpticsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersIntermodulation DistortionPulse BroadeningPulse PropagationSecond-order DistortionSecond-order EffectsSingle-mode Fiber PropagationSingle-mode FibersSingle-mode Optical Fibers
An approximate formula is proposed for a PMD-distorted signal on a singlemode fibre, including both first and second-order effects. In the case of a Gaussian pulse, the formula simply results in a chirp-dependent increase of the pulsewidth.
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