Degree-of-polarization-based PMD monitoring for subcarrier-multiplexed signals via equalized carrier/sideband filtering

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1078-1085

  Motaghian Nezam, S M Reza ^a   McGreehan, John E ^a   Willner, Alan E ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatic dispersion; Double sideband (DSB); Microwave; Optical fiber communications; Optical filtering; Performance monitoring; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Single sideband (SSB)

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLARIZATION;

POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; SUBCARRIER MULTIPLEXED SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 2442482536     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.825242     Document Type: Article

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