DocumentCode
421210
Title
Polarization dependent loss and its impact in optical communications systems
Author
Mecozzi, Antonio ; Shtaif, Mark
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., L´´Aquila Univ., Italy
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
648
Abstract
We study the effect of polarization dependent loss (PDL) on the signal to noise ratio of optical communications systems. We discuss the value of dynamic gain equalization in this context and show that in most cases of interest, the penalties that are induced by PDL are caused by the coupling of noise that is emitted into a state of polarization that is orthogonal to the signal.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; dynamic gain equalization; noise coupling; optical communications systems; polarization dependent loss; signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359606
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