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Polarization effects such as PMD and PDL in a straight-line optical fiber communication system are random due to the random birefringence of optical fiber. However, since there is periodicity in a fiber recirculating loop, the polarization effects are quite different than in a straight line. Theoretically and experimentally we analyze the polarization effects in a loop and their effect on performance and the evolution of the state of polarization of a channel. Using this analysis, we are able to better understand the physical impact of the evolution of the state of polarization of a channel on performance. We show that loop-synchronous polarization scrambling is an effective way of breaking this periodicity in an attempt to make the recirculating loop perform more like a straight-line system.
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Marks, B.S., Carter, G.M., Sun, Y. (2004). Polarization effects and performance of fiber optic recirculating loops. In: Galtarossa, A., Menyuk, C.R. (eds) Polarization Mode Dispersion. Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26307-1_14
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