Which consequence results when birefringence varies spatially in waveguides?

💡 Explanation

Polarization mode dispersion increases because variations in birefringence induce differential group delay due to differing refractive indices causing pulse spreading; therefore, signal integrity degrades as different polarization modes propagate at different speeds, rather than constant signal strength.

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