Title :
The ultimate cost of PDL in fiber-optic systems
Author :
Nafta, A. ; Shtaif, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
We study polarization dependent loss (PDL) in optical communications systems. The degradation in the ultimate achievable performance is considered in terms of the reduction in channel capacity and quantified in terms of the equivalent reduction in signal to noise ratio (SNR). The analysis provides guidelines for the tolerable amounts of PDL in ultimately designed systems.
Keywords :
channel capacity; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; PDL system; channel capacity; fiber-optic system; optical communication system; optically designed system; polarization dependent loss; Costs; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Page description languages; Signal to noise ratio; (060.1660) Coherent communications; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
