General demonstration of principal states of polarization and real-time monitoring of polarization mode dispersion in optical fibres

We investigated the general properties of polarization effects in optical fibres and demonstrated the existence of socalled principal states of polarization (PSP), which mean the fixed points in mathematics, in different polarization effects,such as birefringence and polarization mode dispersion, by using fixed point theory. Furthermore, a time evolution vector is defined to describe the time evolution of polarization state in optical fibres, which is used to investigate the time evolution of polarization mode dispersion vector (PDV), including differential group delay and PSP. The experimental results of real-time monitoring of PDV by using this method are reported. To our knowledge, this is the first report on monitoring PSP evolution in optical fibres.     

Calculation of geometrical birefringence from two-dimensional refractive-index profile in single-mode fibres

We present two numerical approaches to calculate the geometrical birefringence from two-dimenslonal refractive-index profile in single-mode fibres. One is the improved perturbation model theory, the other is based on the general solution of noncircular uniform optical waveguide in an arbitrary coordinate system. Using these methods, we can obtain not only the magnitude of geometrical birefringence, but also the orientation of birefrlngent axes. We report the calculation results of geometrical birefringence in a real single-mode fibre.     

Study of the stability of polarization mode dispersion in fibre

Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the ultimate limitation to high bit-rate fibre communication system. The stability of PMD is very important to its measurement and compensation. This paper puts forward a method to measure the stability of PMD by measuring the stability of the state of polarization (SOP) and introduces the conception of time evolution vector (TEV) of SOP. We observe the fact that the regularity of the principal state of polarization changing with time is the same as other SOPs‘‘, if we neglect the dependence of TEV on wavelength. We also measure the SOP‘‘s stability of some fibres with different lengths, and obtain results of PMD changing with time.     

基于偏振模色散矢量的偏振模色散补偿方案的研究

在研究局部偏振模色散矢量与整体偏振模色散矢量关系的基础上，从理论上得到完全补偿偏振模色散的关系，结论是至少利用两段保偏光纤才能完全补偿。提出了基于偏振模色散矢量的偏振模色散补偿方案和调节控制的算法原理及改进的方向。这些结果对正确进行偏振模色散补偿是很有帮助的。     

旋转光纤对二阶偏振模色散的影响

论述了单模光纤生产过程中旋转光纤对二阶偏振模色散的影响. 从理论上指出虽然旋转光纤 有助于减小一阶偏振模色散，但是同时会使二阶偏振模色散增大，这对10 Gb/s以上速率的 光纤通信系统是个重要的问题. 关键词： 二阶偏振模色散 旋转光纤 动态方程     

偏振模色散矢量的研究

研究了无损光纤的密勒矩阵,进而得出了偏振模色散矢量的解析表达式、主偏振态对应的斯托克斯矢量的解析表达式,以及高阶偏振模色散矢量的解析表达式.这些解析表达式是由光纤参数决定的.讨论了局部偏振模色散矢量与整体偏振模色散矢量的关系,讨论了利用偏振模色散矢量进行偏振模色散补偿的原理.引入了偏振模色散补偿元件的偏振模色散补偿矢量C,具体计算了正规的非圆光波导类的补偿元件的C.从理论上证明了仅仅利用一个正规的非圆光波导类的补偿元件,例如一根保偏光纤或是一个双折射晶体,是不能实现偏振模色散补偿 关键词： 偏振模色散 密勒矩阵 色散补偿 主偏振态斯托克斯矢量     

任意坐标系下非圆正规光波导的一般解及应用

给出了任意坐标系下非圆正规光纤随传输距离z指数变化的一般解，它具有exp｛i(+ΔβV)z｝E0(x,y)的形式，而V是由主轴偏角θ惟一确定的矩阵，称为主轴矩阵.还给出了相应的亥姆霍兹方程，并应用于研究有微小变形的二层弱导非圆光纤，和解释光纤纵向不均匀性对双折射的抑制效应. 关键词： 非圆正规光纤 偏振主轴 偏振模色散(PMD)     

单模光纤折射率分布对偏振模色散的影响

利用将任意非圆柱等效为椭圆的方法分析和计算了单模光纤中包层和芯层折射率分布不同心导致的偏振模色散，得到了两个偏振模式的传输常数差△β和偏振模色散△τ与偏心比、入射光的波长、芯层半径、相对折射率差的关系曲线，为实践中昼减小单模光纤的偏振模色散提供理论上的指导。与椭圆度引起的偏振模色散相比，不同心引起的偏振模色散具有相同的数量级。