Measurements and simulation of dispersion-limited transmission length in single-mode fibers

We measured and calculated chromatic as well as polarization mode dispersion in standard single-mode fibers. Real measurements of chromatic dispersion and polarization mode dispersion in a single-mode fibers optical ring line of Slovak Telekom between Žilina and Považská Bystrica (Slovakia) are described. Measurements were used to calculate transmission length limited by chromatic dispersion and polarization mode dispersion.