Abstract
We present an analytical expression of depolarization-induced crosstalk in polarization-multiplexed transmission caused by second-order PMD. The crosstalk depends on the fourth power of the bandwidth and the square of distance. These scalings are confirmed experimentally.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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