Title :
On the Performance of Coherent Systems in the Presence of Polarization-Dependent Loss for Linear and Maximum Likelihood Receivers
Author :
Kuschnerov, Maxim ; Chouayakh, Mohamed ; Piyawanno, Kittipong ; Spinnler, Bernhard ; Alfiad, Mohammad S. ; Napoli, Antonio ; Lankl, Berthold
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Informationstechnik, Univ. of the Fed. Armed Forces Munich, Neubiberg, Germany
fDate :
6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance of coherent polarization- multiplexed optical systems is evaluated in the presence of polarization-dependent loss (PDL) for linear and maximum- likelihood receivers and lumped noise at the receiver. The boundaries of PDL mitigation methods are discussed.
Keywords :
light coherence; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; optical receivers; coherent polarization-multiplexed optical system; linear receivers; lumped noise; maximum likelihood receivers; polarization-dependent loss mitigation method; Coherent receiver; maximum likelihood (ML); polarization multiplexing; polarization-dependent loss (PDL);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2047717
