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Anomalous relation between time and frequency domain PMD measurements
Published
Author(s)
Paul A. Williams, P. R. Hernday
Abstract
We report nearly simultaneous measurements of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in various samples of highly mode-coupled single-mode fiber using the measurement methods of Jones matrix eigenanalysis (JME) and Fourier-transformed wavelength scanning. The ratio of the PMD values resulting from these two methods differs by approximately 10% from current theoretical predictions. The measurements are verified by demonstrating the theoretical agreement between the JME and wavelength scanning extremum counting results.
Williams, P.
and Hernday, P.
(1995),
Anomalous relation between time and frequency domain PMD measurements, Tech. Dig., Optical Fibre Measurement Conf. (OFMC), Liege, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=5556
(Accessed October 17, 2025)