Multicanonical Monte Carlo Method Applied to the Investigation of Polarization Effects in Optical Fiber Communication Systems

Abstract

Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) is a major source of impairments in optical fiber com‐ munication systems. PMD causes distortion and broadens the optical pulses carrying infor‐ mation and lead to inter-symbol interference. In long-haul transmission systems it is necessary to limit the penalty caused by polarization effects [1], so that the probability of ex