Title :
The role of polarization dependent loss in polarization multiplexed transmission
Author :
Shtaif, Mark ; Andrusier, Anton
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
A formalism for describing the effect of polarization dependent loss on coherent polarization multiplexed systems is described. Performance penalties are assessed in a variety of cases, emphasizing fundamental limits.
Keywords :
light polarisation; light transmission; multiplexing; optical communication; coherent polarization multiplexed systems; polarization dependent loss; polarization multiplexed transmission; Multiplexing; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optimized production technology; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553729
