Signal-to-noise-ratio degradation caused by polarization-dependent loss and the effect of dynamic gain equalization

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1856-1871

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUALIZERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; DYNAMIC GAIN EQUALIZATION; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1442356972     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.832424     Document Type: Article

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