PDL compensation using whitening matrix in polarization division multiplexed coherent optical transmission

A novel noise whitening method for compensating the performance loss due to spatially-colored noise in the presence of polarization-dependent impairments is proposed. The proposed algorithm is general for all single carrier, WDM, and OFDM systems.

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