Measurement of PMD on different fibers in a cable

Summary (Over a period of 30 min., 1550 nm, 3.6 km)

Similar observations by K. Brising IWCS ’96 Proc. pp. 18-26

Fiber # PMD(ps) PMD Coefficient (ps/Vkm)

1 0.08 0.04

2 0.16 0.09

3 0.39 0.20

4 0.32 0.17

5 0.69 0.36

6 0.32 0.17

7 0.40 0.21

8 2.84 1.50

9 0.11 0.06