Polarization-Dependent Loss and Its Effect on the Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Fiber-Optic Systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 671-673

  Shtaif, Mark ^a   Mecozzi, Antonio ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical communications; Polarization dependent loss (PDL)

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (OSNR); POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT LOSS (PDL);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; VECTORS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 1342347995     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.819391     Document Type: Article

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