INVITED: Nonlinear Polarization Effects and Mitigation in Polarization Multiplexed Transmission
21 March 2010
: We show that nonlinear polarization effects could significantly degrade the performance of polarization multiplexed transmission and change the perspective of dispersion management in such systems. Techniques to mitigate nonlinear polarization effects are discussed. © 2010 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers ; (260.5430) Polarization