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

💡 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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