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The timewise evolution of polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) is measured. PMD varies very slowly in a 120 km installed optical submarine cable. The measured timewise evolution of PMD suggests that compensation with a response time shorter than a few minutes can greatly reduce the system performance degradation caused by PMD.
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Takahashi et al. (1993) studied this question.
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