Title :
Assessment of the polarisation loss dependence of transoceanic systems using a recirculating loop
Author :
Malyon, D.J. ; Widdowson, T. ; Lord, Andrew
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Preliminary results on the effect of polarisation loss on the performance of transoceanic systems are presented. Data transmission on the lowest loss polarisation state resulted in a 2.5 Gbit/s noise limited system performance to 20000 km. However, introducing a polarisation dependent loss (PDL) of 0.125 dB per span resulted in a 10-5 BER floor at 6000 km.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical fibres; optical links; optical losses; 2.5 Gbit/s; 20000 km; BER floor; noise limited system performance; polarisation loss dependence; polarisation state; recirculating loop; transoceanic systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930139
