We report on the effects of the polarization-dependent loss (PDL) on the polarization-multiplexed system. The result shows that the PDL of 0.9 dB could cause 1-dB power penalty. Unlike PMD, the effect of PDL was not d...We report on the effects of the polarization-dependent loss (PDL) on the polarization-multiplexed system. The result shows that the PDL of 0.9 dB could cause 1-dB power penalty. Unlike PMD, the effect of PDL was not dependent on the transmission speed.展开更多
文摘We report on the effects of the polarization-dependent loss (PDL) on the polarization-multiplexed system. The result shows that the PDL of 0.9 dB could cause 1-dB power penalty. Unlike PMD, the effect of PDL was not dependent on the transmission speed.