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PDL - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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CONTENTSiiiSummaryAbbreviation listviviii1. Introduction 12. Losses in optical components and fibres 32.1. Insertion loss (IL) 32.2. Optical return loss (ORL) 52.3. Polarization dependent loss (<strong>PDL</strong>) 73. Polarization effects in optical fibres and components 93.1. Polarization concepts 93.2. Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) 113.2.1. Definition and origin of PMD 113.2.2. Effects of PMD 143.3. Polarization dependent loss (<strong>PDL</strong>) 153.3.1. Definition and origin of <strong>PDL</strong> 153.3.2. Effects of <strong>PDL</strong> 183.4. Combined effects of PMD and <strong>PDL</strong> 193.4.1. Wavelength <strong>PDL</strong> dependence 193.4.2. Non-orthogonality of principal states of polarization (PSP) 193.4.3. Separation of PMD and <strong>PDL</strong> 224. Literature survey on <strong>PDL</strong> 244.1. <strong>PDL</strong> in optical components 244.2. <strong>PDL</strong> in optical fibres 244.2.1. Wavelength dependent <strong>PDL</strong> 254.2.2. Interaction between <strong>PDL</strong> and PMD 254.3. <strong>PDL</strong> statistics 274.4. Compensation of <strong>PDL</strong> 28

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