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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Effect of PDL-induced coherent crosstalk on polarization-division-multiplexed direct-detection systems
Ho-Chul Ji1, J H Lee, Hoon Kim
1Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. hcji5002@gmail.com
Abstract:
We analyze the effect of polarization-dependent loss (PDL) on the performance of the polarization-division-multiplexed (PDM) signals in direct-detection systems. We present the theoretical analysis of the sensitivity penalty caused by PDL-induced coherent crosstalk and compare the results with experimental data obtained by using a simple variable PDL emulator based on a LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator. Also presented is the performance degradation caused by the polarization misalignment between the received signals and the polarization beam splitter at the receiver in the presence of PDL.
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