Statistical study of dynamic polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensation based on degree of polarization monitoring

Abstract

We experimentally and numerically assess the performance of an optical PMD compensator based on the degree of polarization measurement. Assuming a maximum 3 dB power penalty and 10−3% outage probability, we show that the maximum tolerable PMD value can be extended from 16 to 33% of the bit duration without and with compensation, respectively. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 26: 41–43, 2000.