Which problem arises as polarized light propagates through waveguides under stress?

A)Increased optical fiber scattering loss

B)Higher bit-error rate generation✓

C)Wavelength-dependent signal amplification

D)Intra-channel pulse dispersion reduction

💡 Explanation

Increased stress leads to stress-induced birefringence, causing polarization mode dispersion; because the different polarization states travel at slightly different speeds, bit-error rate occurs. Therefore, a higher error rate emerges rather than the stated alternatives, when the light faces differing indices.

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Which problem arises as polarized light propagates through waveguides under stress?

💡 Explanation

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