Abstract
Starting from a model of random nonlinear polarization rotations for the effect
of cross-polarization modulation in DWDM systems, we derive the mean distribution of the
time-dependent polarization states at an arbitrary location within an optical link. We
show that this distribution is fully parameterized by the degree of polarization of the
particular wavelength channel, and we derive expressions to approximate this parameter
for general optical links consisting of multiple optically amplified and
dispersion-compensated spans, as well as related power thresholds. From the analytical
expressions we derive a method to significantly reduce the detrimental effects.
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