Analytical theory for PMD-compensation

We derive exact analytical expressions for the expected pulse broadening in a fiber-optic transmission system suffering from both first- and higher order polarization mode dispersion (PMD). Furthermore, we quantify the influence of two simple PMD-compensation techniques.

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