TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of space-time coding in coherent polarization-multiplexed systems suffering from polarization-dependent loss
AU - Meron, Eado
AU - Andrusier, Alon
AU - Feder, Meir
AU - Shtaif, Mark
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - We evaluate the advantage of using space-time coding in order to increase the tolerance of fiber-optic communications systems to polarization-dependent loss (PDL). Focusing on three particular codes, the Golden Code, the Silver Code (SC), and the Alamouti Code (AC), we calculate the amount of average PDL that can be tolerated for a given signal-to-noise ratio margin that is designed into the system. The SC is shown to be optimal in the case of low to moderate PDL, whereas, in the case of extreme PDL, the AC shows the best performance.
AB - We evaluate the advantage of using space-time coding in order to increase the tolerance of fiber-optic communications systems to polarization-dependent loss (PDL). Focusing on three particular codes, the Golden Code, the Silver Code (SC), and the Alamouti Code (AC), we calculate the amount of average PDL that can be tolerated for a given signal-to-noise ratio margin that is designed into the system. The SC is shown to be optimal in the case of low to moderate PDL, whereas, in the case of extreme PDL, the AC shows the best performance.
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U2 - 10.1364/OL.35.003547
DO - 10.1364/OL.35.003547
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AN - SCOPUS:78649272791
SN - 0146-9592
VL - 35
SP - 3547
EP - 3549
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
IS - 21
ER -