Measurement of Polarization Mode Dispersion Vectors Using the Polarization-Dependent Signal Delay Method
10 April 2000
We describe a new time-domain method for determining the vector components of polarization-mode dispersion from measurements of the mean signal delays for four polarization launches. Using sinusoidal amplitude modulation and sensitive phase detection, we demonstrate that the PMD vector components measured with the new method agree with results obtained from the more traditional Muller Matrix Method.