Title :
WDM lightwave system crosstalk by optical Kerr effect with polarisation-dependent loss
Author_Institution :
Sci.-Atlanta, Naperville, IL
fDate :
9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
WDM-system crosstalk is generated by nonlinear polarisation modulation (the optical Kerr effect) followed by polarisation dependent loss (PDL). Theory and experiment show that at typical PDL values, this crosstalk can exceed that from stimulated Raman scattering and cross-phase modulation
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase modulation; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM lightwave system crosstalk; cross-phase modulation; crosstalk; nonlinear polarisation modulation; optical Kerr effect; polarisation dependent loss; polarisation-dependent loss; stimulated Raman scattering; typical PDL values;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991163
