Polarization effects in dense WDM systems

Department

Program

Citation of Original Publication

Wang, D., and C. R. Menyuk. "Polarization Effects in Dense WDM Systems" In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (1999), Paper CMH2, CMH2. Optica Publishing Group, 1999. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-1999-CMH2.

Rights

This item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.

Abstract

Polarization effects due to the complicated interaction of polarization mode dispersion (PMD), polarization dependent loss (PDL), and polarization dependent gain (PDG) can significantly impair optical fiber transmission systems and can even lead to fading, in which an entire channel is temporarily lost.