DocumentCode
843497
Title
Polarization dependence of the intensity modulation transfer function of an optical system with PMD and PDL
Author
Eyal, Avishay ; Kuperman, David ; Dimenstein, Oscar ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Volume
14
Issue
11
fYear
2002
Firstpage
1515
Lastpage
1517
Abstract
The intensity modulation transfer function of a linear optical system is described using a time-dependent Muller-like matrix. Based on this description a novel measurement method for the combined effect of polarization mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss is introduced.
Keywords
matrix algebra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical loss measurement; optical transfer function; intensity modulation transfer function; linear optical system; measurement method; optical system; polarization dependence; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-dependent loss; time-dependent Muller-like matrix; Delay effects; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Page description languages; Polarization mode dispersion; Radio frequency; Transfer functions; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2002.803898
Filename
1041987
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