RE: Estimating the magnitude of PMD

["Vipul Bhatt" <vipul.bhatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gair,

And if there is no multiwavelength averaging, would you consider the
pulse spreading values (7 ps and 17.5 ps) described in my earlier email a
reasonable approximation?

Thanks,
Vipul

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> Subject: Re: Estimating the magnitude of PMD
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> Vipul,
>
> I'm not sure, but I believe you may still have an error in your
> argument.  The spectral width of typical long haul sources at 1550 is
> extremely small.  I don't believe the PMD response of this
> small band of
> wavelengths is really independent.  So there will be no multiwavelength
> averaging.
>
> Gair
>
>
>