DocumentCode
899477
Title
Polarization dependent distortion caused by isolators in AM-SCM video transmission systems
Author
Kikushima, Koji
Author_Institution
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
5
Issue
5
fYear
1993
fDate
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
578
Lastpage
580
Abstract
Experiments show that the second-order intermodulation distortion product, namely, the composite second-order (CSO) distortion of an AM-SCM (subcarrier multiplexed) video transmission system can be caused by the optical isolators employed. Moreover, the absolute distortion value depends on the polarization angle of the light input to the optical isolators.<>
Keywords
amplitude modulation; intermodulation; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical isolators; optical links; optical modulation; subcarrier multiplexing; video signals; AM-SCM video transmission systems; absolute distortion value; composite second order distortion; light input; optical isolators; polarisation dependent distortion; polarization angle; second-order intermodulation distortion product; subcarrier multiplexed; Distortion measurement; Isolators; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Polarization mode dispersion; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.215287
Filename
215287
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