Dependence of polarization-mode dispersion penalties on receiver characteristics

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1629-1631

  Kim, C H ^a   Kim, H ^b   Winzer, P J ^b   Jopson, R M ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical receiver; Polarization mode dispersion

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DISPERSION (WAVES); LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

ELECTRICAL BANDWIDTH; NONRETURN TO ZERO OPTICAL SIGNALS; OPTICAL RECEIVER; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; RETURN TO ZERO OPTICAL SIGNALS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0036851086     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.803911     Document Type: Article

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