Title :
Symmetry study for optical signals with orthogonal polarizations
Author :
Shieh, W. ; Hui, R. ; Yi, X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the symmetry for optical signals with orthogonal polarizations. The degree-of-polarization symmetry remains intact for the orthogonal polarizations under first/higher-order PMD, whereas the symmetry of eye-closure penalty is broken under higher-order PMD.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; PMD; degree-of-polarization symmetry; eye-closure penalty; optical signals; orthogonal polarizations; Degradation; High speed optical techniques; Monitoring; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical recording; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215537
