Title :
Periodic power oscillations from combined effect of polarisation-dependent loss and polarisation evolution in recirculating loops
Author :
Lizé, Y.K. ; Malouin, C. ; Godbout, N. ; Lacroix, S.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
This paper presents a report on the analysis and observation of periodic power oscillations caused by the combined effect of the polarisation-dependent loss and the periodic nature of the polarisation-evolution in optical fibre recirculating loops. The power oscillation is expected to affect the measure of the optical signal-to-noise ratio against distance. The effect is specific to recirculating loops and requires compensation to appropriately replicate the behaviour of long-haul transmission
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; bit error ratio; long haul transmission; optical fibre recirculating loops; optical signal-to-noise ratio; periodic power oscillations analysis; periodic power oscillations observation; polarisation dependent loss; polarisation evolution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20057030
