Mitigation of Polarization Dependent Loss Anomalies in Coherent Optical Transmissions
13 October 2022
Accidental events can introduce localized and abnormally high polarization dependent loss in optical networks, leading to large and uncontrolled fluctuations of the quality of transmission for multiple polarization-multiplexed coherent optical transmissions. We present a proof-of-principle of closed-loop scheme to mitigate their impact while maintaining optimal signal quality.