44 Keysight N778xC Series Polarization Instruments User’s Guide
3 Definition of Terms
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Repeatability / 49
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Vector / 49
Second Order PMD / 50
Polarization-Dependent Chromatic Dispersion (PCD) / 50
Depolarization Rate / 50
PMD Measurement Range / 51
Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) / 51
Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) Uncertainty / 51
Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) Repeatability / 51
Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) Range / 51
Maximum Sampling Rate / 52
SOP Cycling Time / 52
Remaining SOP Error After Deterministic SOP Setting / 52