Abstract
Noise enhancement caused by polarization dependent loss (PDL) and the effect of dynamic gain equalizers (DGE) were discussed. It was shown that in cases where PDL induced signal to noise ratio (SNR) penalties were significant, the SNR degradation was dominated by the coupling of orthogonal noise into the polarization of the signal. Only a small number of DGEs were effective in mitigating PDL related degradation in performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 48-50 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: 17 Mar 2002 → 22 Mar 2002 |
Conference
| Conference | Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Anaheim, CA |
| Period | 17/03/02 → 22/03/02 |