DocumentCode
1282465
Title
WDM lightwave system crosstalk by optical Kerr effect with polarisation-dependent loss
Author
Phillips, M.R.
Author_Institution
Sci.-Atlanta, Naperville, IL
Volume
35
Issue
20
fYear
1999
fDate
9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1764
Lastpage
1765
Abstract
WDM-system crosstalk is generated by nonlinear polarisation modulation (the optical Kerr effect) followed by polarisation dependent loss (PDL). Theory and experiment show that at typical PDL values, this crosstalk can exceed that from stimulated Raman scattering and cross-phase modulation
Keywords
optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase modulation; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM lightwave system crosstalk; cross-phase modulation; crosstalk; nonlinear polarisation modulation; optical Kerr effect; polarisation dependent loss; polarisation-dependent loss; stimulated Raman scattering; typical PDL values;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19991163
Filename
811172
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