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Mixing efficiency in a coherent optical receiver
Author(s) -
De Marchis G.,
Lan E.,
Matera F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.4650040303
Subject(s) - computation , mixing (physics) , polarization (electrochemistry) , optical communication , computer science , optical fiber , stokes parameters , electronic engineering , physics , optics , engineering , algorithm , quantum mechanics , scattering , chemistry
In this article the mixing efficiency of an optical coherent receiver is calculated using the Stokes parameter representation for the involved fields. It allows us to obtain formulas of immediate interpretation and computation that can be useful for optical coherent communication system performance evaluation and for the analysis of optical coherent sensors. Moreover, a new scheme for active polarization tracking based on the obtained results is presented that is useful for fiber coherent optical communications.