Investigation on polarization-dependent loss of mode-division multiplexing systems: theory and experiments

Wei Yan; Baojian Wu; Yuxin Huang; Yu Tang; Feng Wen; Kun Qiu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.050603

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 5, 050603(2025)

Investigation on polarization-dependent loss of mode-division multiplexing systems: theory and experiments

Wei Yan, Baojian Wu^*, Yuxin Huang, Yu Tang, Feng Wen, and Kun Qiu

Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Ministry of Education, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Nov. 6, 2024

Accepted: Dec. 18, 2024

Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

The Author Email: Baojian Wu (bjwu@uestc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.050603

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.050603

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