Which undesirable outcome arises when unpolarized light encounters optical fiber imperfections?

💡 Explanation

Polarization mode dispersion increases due to the birefringence caused by fiber imperfections; light splits into orthogonal polarizations and propagates at slightly different speeds. Therefore, pulse spreading worsens, because distinct polarizations arrive asynchronously rather than maintaining signal integrity.

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